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Editorial
. 2025 Oct 20;78(6):e780601.
doi: 10.1590/0034-7167.2025780601. eCollection 2025.

Update and advances in the role of Nursing in prescribing preventive treatment for tuberculosis

[Article in English, Portuguese, Spanish]
Ricardo Alexandre Arcêncio  1   2 , Pedro Fredemir Palha  1 , Fernanda Dockhorn Costa Johansen  3 , Ethel Leonor Noia Maciel  2   4
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Update and advances in the role of Nursing in prescribing preventive treatment for tuberculosis

[Article in English, Portuguese, Spanish]
Ricardo Alexandre Arcêncio et al. Rev Bras Enferm. .
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