Study of drug resistant cases among new pulmonary tuberculosis patients attending a tuberculosis center, Yangon, Myanmar

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 104-110

  Wah, Wah Aung ^a   Ti, Ti ^b   Kyu, Kyu Than ^a   Thida, Myat ^a   Mar, Mar Nyein ^a   Yin, Yin Htun ^a   Maung, Win ^b   Htun, Aye ^b  

^a Department of Medical Research ^*  (Myanmar)

^b National AIDS Program   (Myanmar)

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EID: 33947607148     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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