The natural history of childhood intra-thoracic tuberculosis: A critical review of literature from the pre-chemotherapy era

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 392-402

  Marais, Ben J ^a   Gie, R P ^a   Schaaf, H S ^a   Hesseling, A C ^a   Obihara, C C ^a   Starke, J J ^b   Enarson, D A ^c   Donald, P R ^a   Beyers, N ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c INTERNATIONAL UNION AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE   (France)

Author keywords

Child pulmonary tuberculosis; Natural history; Pre chemotherapy; Review

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISTORY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LUNG CAVITATION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ONSET AGE; PRIMARY INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; TUBERCULOSIS, PLEURAL; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 2442484961     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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