Cost effectiveness analysis of implementing tuberculosis screening among applicants for non-immigrant U.S. work visas
Abstract Background While persons who receive immigrant and refugee visas are screened for active tuberculosis before admission into the United States, nonimmigrant visa applicants (NIVs) are not routinely screened and may enter the United States with infectious tuberculosis. Objectives We evaluated...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-12-01
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Series: | Pneumonia |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s41479-020-00078-z |