Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 110, Issue 12 , Pages 733-736 , December 2011

Scaling up of latent tuberculosis infection treatment for close contacts of tuberculosis in Taiwan

  • Pei-Chun Chan

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Centers for Disease Control, No. 6, Lin-San South Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan.

Received 24 October 2011

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PII: S0929-6646(11)00126-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jfma.2011.11.001

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 110, Issue 12 , Pages 733-736 , December 2011

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