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. 2021 May;6(5):e263-e264.

doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(21)00049-9. Epub 2021 Mar 22.

Tuberculosis in prisons: an unintended sentence?

Kavindhran Velen¹, Salome Charalambous²

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¹ The Aurum Institute, Johannesburg, South Africa.
² The Aurum Institute, Johannesburg, South Africa; School of Public Health, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. Electronic address: scharalambous@auruminstitute.org.

PMID: 33765454
DOI: 10.1016/S2468-2667(21)00049-9

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Tuberculosis in prisons: an unintended sentence?

Kavindhran Velen et al. Lancet Public Health. 2021 May.

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. 2021 May;6(5):e263-e264.

doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(21)00049-9. Epub 2021 Mar 22.

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Kavindhran Velen¹, Salome Charalambous²

Affiliations

¹ The Aurum Institute, Johannesburg, South Africa.
² The Aurum Institute, Johannesburg, South Africa; School of Public Health, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. Electronic address: scharalambous@auruminstitute.org.

PMID: 33765454
DOI: 10.1016/S2468-2667(21)00049-9

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Incidence and prevalence of tuberculosis in incarcerated populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Cords O, Martinez L, Warren JL, O'Marr JM, Walter KS, Cohen T, Zheng J, Ko AI, Croda J, Andrews JR. Cords O, et al. Lancet Public Health. 2021 May;6(5):e300-e308. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(21)00025-6. Epub 2021 Mar 22. Lancet Public Health. 2021. PMID: 33765455 Free PMC article.

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