Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH
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Trop. Med. Int. Health · Nov 2010
ReviewBi-directional screening for tuberculosis and diabetes: a systematic review.
To assess the yield of finding additional TB or diabetes mellitus (DM) cases through systematic screening and to determine the effectiveness of preventive TB therapy in people with DM. ⋯ Active screening leads to the detection of more TB and DM with varying yield. This review highlights the need for further research in screening and preventive therapy.