Original articleA study of a standardised contact procedure in tuberculosis☆
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The study was financed by a grant from the Prophit Bequest of The Royal College of Physicians of London. The study was co-ordinated by Dr B. H. Davies and Dr N. W. Horne, and the report prepared by Dr B. H. Davies. The report should be referred to as British Thoracic Association (1978) Tubercle, 59, 245–259.