Tuberculous meningitis: A disease of fatal outcome in children

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 162, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 281-282

  Khan, Ibrahim M ^a   Khan, Samreen ^a   Laaser, Ulrich ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; MULTIVITAMIN; RIFAMPICIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PAKISTAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

EID: 0037387927     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-003-1172-4     Document Type: Article

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