Transmission patterns of tuberculosis in taiwan: Analysis by restriction fragment length polymorphism

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 18-21

  Lin, Rong Luh ^a,b   Bernard, Edward M ^a   Armstrong, Donald ^a   Chen, Chien Hsin ^b   Riley, Lee W ^c  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0002927012     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1201-9712(96)90072-7     Document Type: Article

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