Detention to prevent transmission of tuberculosis: a proportionate public health response?
Stephen Conaty
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South Western Sydney and Sydney Local Health District's Public Health Unit
Email: stephen.conaty@email.cs.nsw.gov.au
NSW Public Health Bulletin 23(6) 120-121 https://doi.org/10.1071/NB11046
Published: 28 June 2012
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