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Editorial
. 2018 Mar 23;15(3):e1002544.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002544. eCollection 2018 Mar.

Time for high-burden countries to lead the tuberculosis research agenda

Madhukar Pai  1   2
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Editorial

Time for high-burden countries to lead the tuberculosis research agenda

Madhukar Pai. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

In a Guest Editorial, Madhukar Pai discusses the need for high-burden burden, middle-income countries to take a leading role in tuberculosis research.

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Conflict of interest statement

I have read the journal's policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: MP is an editor of the PLOS Tuberculosis Channel. He serves on the editorial boards of PLOS ONE and PLOS Medicine. He serves as a consultant to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), which had no involvement in this Editorial.

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