Tuberculosis in Prisons: a Growing Public Health Challenge
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Barriers to implementation of effective tuberculosis control in prisons.
The high prevalence and mortality from tuberculosis (TB) in prisons in Europe make them a priority target for the StopTB strategy. Implementation however is difficult and requires a whole prison approach, with due attention to the values and understanding of all staff and to prisoners' health literacy levels.
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تاریخ انتشار 2014