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Tuberculosis
Research results from McGill University update knowledge of tuberculosis
January 6th, 2009
"We have estimated tuberculosis (TB)-related expenditures by governments and other third parties in Canada in 2004, in order to compare spending on different activities, by various jurisdictions, and in different regions. To ascertain health system costs (including public health costs), a self-administered questionnaire was completed by all federal, provincial, and territorial health departments and laboratories involved in TB activities and a sample of local health departments," scientists in Montreal, Canada report. "Hospitalization information was obtained from the Canadian Institute for Health Information, while costs for care were derived from published literature....
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-01-06)
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