Childhood tuberculosis - Problems ahead

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 5-6

  Davidson, Robert N ^a  

^a NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Children; Diagnosis; Disease control; HIV; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

AMINOSALICYLIC ACID; BCG VACCINE; CYCLOSERINE; ETHIONAMIDE; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

BCG VACCINATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; SPUTUM CULTURE; SPUTUM CYTODIAGNOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

EID: 0033998669     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(00)90415-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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