The Pediatric Perspective: A Comment on “Tuberculosis Screening of Ukrainian Refugees in Portugal”

Marta Barros; Margarida Sousa; Luciana Barbosa; Isabel Carvalho

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The Pediatric Perspective: A Comment on “Tuberculosis Screening of Ukrainian Refugees in Portugal”

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Marta Barros Department of Pediatrics. Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia Espinho, EPE. Vila Nova de Gaia.
Margarida Sousa Centro de Diagnóstico Pneumológico de Vila Nova de Gaia. Vila Nova de Gaia.
Luciana Barbosa Department of Pediatrics. Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia Espinho, EPE. Vila Nova de Gaia; Centro de Diagnóstico Pneumológico de Vila Nova de Gaia. Vila Nova de Gaia.
Isabel Carvalho Department of Pediatrics. Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia Espinho, EPE. Vila Nova de Gaia; Centro de Diagnóstico Pneumológico de Vila Nova de Gaia. Vila Nova de Gaia.

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https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.20377

Keywords:

Child, Mass Screening, Portugal, Refugees, Tuberculosis/epidemiology, Ukraine

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Ferro R, Vieira M, Duarte R. Tuberculosis screening of Ukrainian refugees in Portugal. Acta Med Port. 2023;36:535-6. DOI: https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.19720

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Direção-Geral da Saúde. Estratégia de vacinação contra a tuberculose com a vacina BCG. Norma n.º 006/2016. DGS: Lisboa; 2023.

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2023-12-04

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Barros M, Sousa M, Barbosa L, Carvalho I. The Pediatric Perspective: A Comment on “Tuberculosis Screening of Ukrainian Refugees in Portugal”. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2023 Dec. 4 [cited 2024 May 1];36(12):852-3. Available from: https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/20377

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Vol. 36 No. 12 (2023): December

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