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Original Article

Tuberculosis Prevention in College Students

Stephen J. Lermana Department of Medicine, Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
, MD, MPH,
John Bernardob Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Pulmonary Center, Boston University School of Medicine and the Division of Tuberculosis Prevention and Control
, MD,
Jennifer S. Dalyc Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School and Getchell Ward Public Health Tuberculosis Program, Worcester, Massachusetts
, MD &
Robert Hussond Division of Infectious Disease, Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston
, MD
Pages 53-58 | Published online: 06 Aug 2010

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