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Comment
. 2004 Apr 10;328(7444):897.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7444.897-a.

Compulsory screening of immigrants for TB and HIV: screening could detect latent infection

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Compulsory screening of immigrants for TB and HIV: screening could detect latent infection

Ulf R Dahle. BMJ. .
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