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A 52-year-old woman with a positive tuberculin skin test
Vanessa J. Redditt and Paul E. Bunce
CMAJ September 02, 2014 186 (12) 927-928; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.131042
Vanessa J. Redditt
Department of Family and Community Medicine (Redditt), University of Toronto; Department of Medicine (Bunce), University of Toronto; Division of Infectious Diseases (Bunce), University Health Network, Toronto, Ont.
MDPaul E. Bunce
Department of Family and Community Medicine (Redditt), University of Toronto; Department of Medicine (Bunce), University of Toronto; Division of Infectious Diseases (Bunce), University Health Network, Toronto, Ont.
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A 52-year-old woman with a positive tuberculin skin test
Vanessa J. Redditt, Paul E. Bunce
CMAJ Sep 2014, 186 (12) 927-928; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.131042
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