Childhood tuberculosis mainstreamed into National Tuberculosis Programs

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1067-

  Gie, Robert P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE CONTROL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; LONG TERM CARE; LUNG DISEASE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; T LYMPHOCYTE; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHILD; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 33749473182     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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