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A computerised register for tuberculosis notifications. / Bandaranayake, R. J.; Froggatt, Katherine.
In: Public Health, Vol. 100, No. 3, 05.1986, p. 180-183.

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Bandaranayake RJ, Froggatt K. A computerised register for tuberculosis notifications. Public Health. 1986 May;100(3):180-183. doi: 10.1016/S0033-3506(86)80032-4

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Bandaranayake, R. J. ; Froggatt, Katherine. / A computerised register for tuberculosis notifications. In: Public Health. 1986 ; Vol. 100, No. 3. pp. 180-183.

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