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Editorial Commentary: Overcoming the Limits of Tuberculosis Prevention Among Foreign-born Individuals: Next Steps Toward Eliminating Tuberculosis

Overview
Journal Clin Infect Dis
Publisher Oxford University Press
Specialty Infectious Diseases
Date 2008 Jan 4
PMID 18171223
Citations 6
Authors
Kevin P Cain
William R Mac Kenzie
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