The impact of new tuberculosis diagnostics on transmission: why context matters
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the impact of new tuberculosis diagnostics on tuberculosis transmission given the complex contextual factors that can lead to patient loss before diagnosis or treatment. METHODS: An epidemic model of tuberculosis specifying discrete steps along the tuberculosis diagnostic path...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The World Health Organization
2012-10-01
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| Series: | Bulletin of the World Health Organization |
| Online Access: | http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862012001000008&lng=en&tlng=en |