Searching for tuberculosis in the pleural space

Chest

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-5

  Roth, B J ^a  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM CULTURE; EDITORIAL; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PLEURA BIOPSY; PLEURA CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0032772167     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.116.1.3     Document Type: Editorial

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