The distribution of tuberculin reaction among children at school entry in Madaba, Jordan

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 135-140

  Hussein, Seif El Din S ^a   Yaccub, Alim A H ^b  

^a Ministry of Health Laboratory   (Jordan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD   (Iraq)

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EID: 0347767477     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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