Clinical analysis of foreign-born patients with tuberculosis found in Malaysia

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 713-721

  Nissapatorn, V ^a   Kuppusamy, I ^b   Wan Yusoff, W S ^a   Khairul Anuar, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYA MEDICAL CENTRE   (Malaysia)

^b National Tuberculosis Center   (Malaysia)

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EID: 24944469577     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
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