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Review
. 2007 Oct;14(7):427-31.
doi: 10.1155/2007/612974.

The Canadian Lung Association/Canadian Thoracic Society and tuberculosis prevention and control

Richard Long  1
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The Canadian Lung Association/Canadian Thoracic Society and tuberculosis prevention and control

Richard Long. Can Respir J. 2007 Oct.
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Figure 1)
Tuberculosis incidence and mortality rates in Canada from 1924 to 2004. Adapted from reference 23
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Figure 2)
Percentage of immigrants from Europe, and Asia and Africa to Canada by time period. Adapted from reference 33
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Figure 3)
Proportion of tuberculosis cases by origin in Canada from 1970 to 2004. Adapted from reference 23
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Figure 4)
Champagne glass of world poverty. Adapted from reference 34
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