The emergency department is a determinant point of contact of tuberculosis patients prior to diagnosis.

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Published in Int J Tuberc Lung Dis on April 01, 2002

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R Long1, M Zielinski, D Kunimoto, J Manfreda

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1: Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. richard.long@ualberta.ca

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