European Respiratory Journal
Volume 48, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 1255-1256

Tuberculosis screening yield of asylum seekers in Europe (Letter) (Open Access)

De Vries G.* , Van Rest J. , Meijer W. , Schimmel H. , Wolters B. , Van Hest R. , Kimerling M.
  • a KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, P.O. Box 146, Den Haag, 2501 CC, Netherlands, Centre for Infectious Diseases Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, Netherlands
  • b KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, P.O. Box 146, Den Haag, 2501 CC, Netherlands
  • c Dept of TB Control, Municipal Public Health Services Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • d Centre for Infectious Diseases Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, Netherlands
  • e Dept of TB Control, Regional Public Health Services Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
  • f Dept of TB Control, Regional Public Health Services Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
  • g KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, P.O. Box 146, Den Haag, 2501 CC, Netherlands

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Index Keywords

Netherlands patient monitoring refugee mass screening Europe bacterium isolation Letter human Refugees Mycobacterium tuberculosis priority journal screening test nonhuman asylum seeker Humans lung tuberculosis tuberculosis Belgium prevalence thorax radiography practice guideline clinical effectiveness registration
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DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01617-2016
ISSN: 09031936
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English