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. 2014 Aug 15;180(4):450-1.
doi: 10.1093/aje/kwu187. Epub 2014 Jul 18.

Re: "Estimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup"

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Re: "Estimated rate of reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection in the United States, overall and by population subgroup"

R M G J Houben et al. Am J Epidemiol. .
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