The uncertain science of predicting tuberculosis.

Lancet Respir Med

McGill International TB Centre and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 1A2, Canada; Manipal McGill Center for Infectious Diseases, Manipal University, Manipal, India. Electronic address:

Published: April 2017

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