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Review
. 2018 Jun 7;14(6):e1007014.
doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1007014. eCollection 2018 Jun.

Tuberculosis, war, and refugees: Spotlight on the Syrian humanitarian crisis

Mohamad Bachar Ismail  1 , Rayane Rafei  1 , Fouad Dabboussi  1 , Monzer Hamze  1
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Review

Tuberculosis, war, and refugees: Spotlight on the Syrian humanitarian crisis

Mohamad Bachar Ismail et al. PLoS Pathog. .
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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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