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. 2000 Feb 12;320(7232):440-2.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7232.440.

Tuberculosis in prisons in countries with high prevalence

R Coninx¹, D Maher, H Reyes, M Grzemska

Affiliations

PMID: 10669453
PMCID: PMC1117551
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.320.7232.440

Review

Tuberculosis in prisons in countries with high prevalence

R Coninx et al. BMJ. 2000.

. 2000 Feb 12;320(7232):440-2.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7232.440.

Authors

R Coninx¹, D Maher, H Reyes, M Grzemska

Affiliation

¹ Unit of Medicine and Community Health Care, International Committee of the Red Cross, 19 Avenue de la Paix, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland. rconnix@gmx.net

PMID: 10669453
PMCID: PMC1117551
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.320.7232.440

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