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Charity Oga-Omenka, Joel Shyam Klinton, Darryl Ku, et al. (2026). Implementation of digital tuberculosis information systems: perspectives from 10 high TB burden countries. BMC Infectious Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-026-12852-3

Implementation of digital tuberculosis information systems: perspectives from 10 high TB burden countries

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