Overwhelming consumption in prisons: human rights and tuberculosis control.
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چکیده
Tuberculosis is thought to be the single biggest cause of death among the world's prisoners, but a human rights approach to tuberculosis control has not yet been applied. We propose that existing guidelines for the control of HIV be adapted and applied to tuberculosis. Tuberculosis control in prisons provides a platform to develop these concepts.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Health and human rights
دوره 4 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1999