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Comment
. 2007 May;85(5):413-4.
doi: 10.2471/blt.07.041756.

The "vertical-horizontal" debates: time for the pendulum to rest (in peace)?

Mukund Uplekar  1 , Mario C Raviglione
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The "vertical-horizontal" debates: time for the pendulum to rest (in peace)?

Mukund Uplekar et al. Bull World Health Organ. 2007 May.

Abstract

This section looks back to some ground-breaking contributions to public health, reproducing them in their original form and adding a commentary on their significance from a modern perspective. To complement the theme of this month’s issue, Mukund Uplekar & Mario C Raviglione review a paper by Halfdan Mahler on tuberculosis programmes in developing countries that was published in the Bulletin of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (1966;37:77-82). The paper is reproduced here in full.

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