Nontuberculous mycobacteria

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 620-623

  Kinsara, Abdulhalim J ^a   Batwa, Faisal A ^a   Gilpin, Chris ^a   Osoba, Abimola O ^a  

^a KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Jeddah; Lung disease; Nontuberculous mycobacteria

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005239273     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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