Innovative Methods to Manage, Detect, and Prevent Tuberculosis

Leonardo Martinez^{1

2}, María Eugenia Castellanos^{1

2}, Benjamin D Hallowell^{1

2}, Christopher C Whalen^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ 1 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and.
² 2 Institute of Global Health, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia.

Comment

Leonardo Martinez et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2017.

. 2017 Feb 15;195(4):530-532.

doi: 10.1164/rccm.201608-1657RR.

Leonardo Martinez^{1

2}, María Eugenia Castellanos^{1

2}, Benjamin D Hallowell^{1

2}, Christopher C Whalen^{1

2}

¹ 1 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and.
² 2 Institute of Global Health, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia.

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