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Review
. 2010 Dec 21;7(12):e1000383.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000383.

The health crisis of tuberculosis in prisons extends beyond the prison walls

PLoS Medicine Editors; Virginia Barbour, Jocalyn Clark, Susan Jones, Emma Veitch
Review

The health crisis of tuberculosis in prisons extends beyond the prison walls

PLoS Medicine Editors et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

The PLoS Medicine editors discuss the persistent problem of tuberculosis in prisons around the world and how it affects the health of inmates and the community outside.

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