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Chris Smith: “Every dollar spent on TB results in a $43 economic benefit to society.”

On the recordJuly 11, 2018
Every dollar spent on TB results in a $43 economic benefit to society.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith highlights the economic justification for investing in tuberculosis treatment.

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