Childhood tuberculosis: A report of 2,205 cases

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 149-158

  Göçmen, Ayhan ^a   Cengizlier, Reha ^b   Özçelik, Uǧur ^a   Kiper, Nural ^a   Şenuyar, Reha ^c  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Social Security Hospital   (Turkey)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Children; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; RELAPSE; SPUTUM CULTURE; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CAUSALITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; TURKEY;

EID: 0030878190     PISSN: 00414301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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