Palpation vs pen method for the measurement of skin tuberculin reaction (Mantoux test)

Chest

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 416-419

  Bouros, D ^a   Zeros, G ^a   Panaretos, C ^a   Vassilatos, C ^a   Siafakas, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

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Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULIN TEST;

EID: 0026099515     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.99.2.416     Document Type: Conference Paper

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