Preventing multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and errors in tuberculosis treatment around the globe

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Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 620-623

  Manangan, L P ^a   Jarvis, W R ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0034100926     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.117.3.620     Document Type: Editorial

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