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Comment
. 2015 Mar;109(2):44-5.
doi: 10.1179/2047772415Z.000000000254.

Pre-entry screening for tuberculosis: the need for better evidence

Ajit Lalvani, Manish Pareek, Luis C Berrocal Almanza
Comment

Pre-entry screening for tuberculosis: the need for better evidence

Ajit Lalvani et al. Pathog Glob Health. 2015 Mar.
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