Editorial: Multi drug resistant tuberculosis

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 585-587

  Githui, W A ^a  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; TUBERCULOSIS;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT;

EID: 34248669029     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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