Role of surgery in pulmonary multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

Thorax

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 377-

  Ormerod, L Peter ^a  

^a ROYAL BLACKBURN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; ETHAMBUTOL; ETHIONAMIDE; ISONIAZID; KANAMYCIN; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

EDITORIAL; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; LUNG RESECTION; MORTALITY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; HUMANS; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT;

EID: 34247842676     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2005.056135     Document Type: Editorial

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