Tuberculous mycobacterial infections: Epidemiology and prevention

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 94-98

  Zellweger, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a POLICLINIQUE MÉDICALE UNIVERSITAIRE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SHORT SURVEY; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0029914309     PISSN: 09517375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001432-199604000-00010     Document Type: Short Survey

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