Prevalence of tuberculosis in sickle cell Africans;Prevalence de la tuberculose chez le drepanocytaire africain

Revue de Pneumologie Clinique

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 219-220

  Koffi, N ^a   Koffi, K G ^b   Sangare, A ^b  

^a CHU de Cocody   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE YOPOUGON   (Côte d’Ivoire)

Author keywords

Africa; Drepanocytosis; Sickle cell anemia; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; ADOLESCENT; COMORBIDITY; COTE D'IVOIRE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; LETTER;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; COMORBIDITY; COTE D'IVOIRE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0034202969     PISSN: 00325821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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