Screening for latent tuberculosis infection among undocumented immigrants in Swiss healthcare centres; a descriptive exploratory study

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Patrick Bodenmann
Paul Vaucher
Hans Wolff
Bernard Favrat
Fanny de Tribolet
Eric Masserey
Jean-Pierre Zellweger
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[1] University of Lausanne,Department of Ambulatory Care and Community Medicine
[2] Geneva University Hospital,Department of Community Medicine
[3] Point d'Eau,undefined
[4] Vulnerable Population Urban Healthcare Centre,undefined
[5] Department of Public Health,undefined
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BMC Infectious Diseases | / 9卷
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Tuberculosis; Preventive Treatment; Tuberculin Skin Test; Active Tuberculosis; Asylum Seeker;
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