Serodiognosis of Tuberculosis in Children

Journal of the Indian Medical Association

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 99-102

  Mahadevan, S ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Childhood tuberculosis; Immunodiagnosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; TUBERCULOSIS;

CHILD; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0036481384     PISSN: 00195847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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