Tuberculosis Among Participants in an Academic Global Health Medical Exchange Program
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Tuberculosis among medical and academic students.
The problem of tuberculosis among college students has been given careful study at many universities and colleges during recent years. The Tuberculosis Committee of the American Student Health Association has reported each year since 1932 on the tuberculosis activities of a large number of institutions located in all sections of the country. Through assistance rendered by the National Tuberculo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of General Internal Medicine
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0884-8734,1525-1497
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-011-1669-x