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. 2024 Sep 17;15(3):1-2.
doi: 10.5365/wpsar.2024.15.3.1174. eCollection 2024 Jul-Sep.

Tuberculosis in Solomon Islands: why declining case notifications may not reflect true incidence

Dylan M Bush, Alice Siuna Waneoroa, Emire Meone Maefiti, Thomas H Fitzpatrick, Elizabeth Wore, Silvia S Chiang

Tuberculosis in Solomon Islands: why declining case notifications may not reflect true incidence

Dylan M Bush et al. Western Pac Surveill Response J. .
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