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Menu of Suggested Provisions for State Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Laws

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Menu of Suggested Provisions for State Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Laws

This monograph is a menu intended as a practical resource for public health officials and their legal counsel in their efforts to eliminate TB. It contains TB-related legal issues, and suggests possible approaches for addressing those issues, and provisions to be considered within the policy and legal frameworks of the jurisdiction contemplating adoption of the suggested provision. Each section of the menu has a brief note describing the purpose of the provisions included in the section.

Author:

Thombley, M.; Stier, D.

Audiences:

Policy Makers

Country of Origin:

United States

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