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Editorial

Comprehensive new resource for evidence-based TB diagnosis

Madhukar Pai McGill University, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, 1020 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, QC, H3A 1A2, Canada. [email protected]
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Andrew Ramsay Scientist, UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), World Health Organization, 20 Avenue Appia, CH-1211, Geneva 27, Switzerland. [email protected]
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Richard O’Brien Head of Product Evaluation and Demonstration, FIND (Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics), Avenue de Budé 16, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland. [email protected]
Pages 637-639 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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