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. 2021 Mar;5(3):159-161.
doi: 10.1016/S2352-4642(21)00003-1.

Tuberculosis preventive therapy for children and adolescents: an emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Erika Mohr-Holland  1 , Bianca Douglas-Jones  1 , Ivy Apolisi  1 , Noluvo Ngambu  2 , Shaheed Mathee  2 , Rabia Cariem  2 , Vanessa Mudaly  2 , Colin Pfaff  1 , Petros Isaakidis  1 , Jennifer Furin  3 , Anja Reuter  1
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Tuberculosis preventive therapy for children and adolescents: an emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Erika Mohr-Holland et al. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2021 Mar.
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