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Rapid diagnosis of drug-resistant TB using line probe assays: from evidence to policy

Daphne I Ling Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit, Montréal Chest Institute, 1020 Pine Avenue West, Montreal H3A 1A2, Canada. [email protected]
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Alice A Zwerling Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit, Montréal Chest Institute, 1020 Pine Avenue West, Montreal H3A 1A2, Canada. [email protected]
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Madhukar Pai Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit, Montréal Chest Institute, 1020 Pine Avenue West, Montreal H3A 1A2, Canada. [email protected]
Pages 583-588 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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