Tuberculosis - Persistent threat to human health

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 333-338

  Amdekar, Y K ^a  

^a JASLOK HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Childhood TB; DOTS; India

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INCIDENCE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

EID: 18744375480     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02724017     Document Type: Conference Paper

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