Epidemiology of Tuberculosis in Northeast of Iran: A Population-Based Study

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is currently one of the greatestproblems in public health. Mycobacterium tuberculosis infectsabout one third of the world's population, of whom more than80% are living in developing countries. The incidence andprevalence of TB are very different in various parts of...

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Main Authors: Soheil Rafiee, Sima Besharat, Ali Jabbari, Faranak Golalipour, Ali Nasermoaadeli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2009-06-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://ijms.sums.ac.ir/files/PDFfiles/34_3_06-Dr_%20Besharat.pdf