Modeling the impact of tuberculosis control strategies in highly endemic overcrowded prisons.

Modeling the impact of tuberculosis control strategies in highly endemic overcrowded prisons.

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) in prisons is a major health problem in countries of high and intermediate TB endemicity such as Brazil. For operational reasons, TB control strategies in prisons cannot be compared through population based intervention studies. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: A mathema...

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Main Authors: Judith Legrand, Alexandra Sanchez, Francoise Le Pont, Luiz Camacho, Bernard Larouze
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2324198?pdf=render

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