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1 Current epidemiological trend of tuberculosis in Japan Ohmori M, Ishikawa T, Yoshiyama T, Uchimura K, Aoki M, Mori T Int J Tuberc Lung Dis ; 6(5): tuberculosis; notification; incidence; mortality; cohort; Japan 1

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