Moving towards tuberculosis elimination: A call for action from Italy and a possible model for other low tuberculosis incidence countries

F. Blasi; A. Matteelli; G. Sotgiu; D.M. Cirillo; F. Palmieri; L. Fattorini; G.B. Migliori

doi:10.1183/13993003.02242-2016

Moving towards tuberculosis elimination: A call for action from Italy and a possible model for other low tuberculosis incidence countries

F. Blasi, A. Matteelli, G. Sotgiu, D.M. Cirillo, F. Palmieri, L. Fattorini, G.B. Migliori

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Original language	English
Journal	European Respiratory Journal
Volume	49
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.02242-2016
Publication status	Published - 2017

Keywords

consensus development
disease elimination
disease surveillance
health care quality
high risk population
human
incidence
infection prevention
international cooperation
Italian (citizen)
Italy
medical society
migration
politics
Review
tuberculosis
tuberculosis control

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Blasi, F., Matteelli, A., Sotgiu, G., Cirillo, D. M., Palmieri, F., Fattorini, L., & Migliori, G. B. (2017). Moving towards tuberculosis elimination: A call for action from Italy and a possible model for other low tuberculosis incidence countries. European Respiratory Journal, 49(2). https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.02242-2016

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