Association between HTLV-1 infection and pulmonary tuberculosis: Another challenge for National Tuberculosis Programs?

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1048-

  Suarez, Pedro Guillermo ^a  

^a Center for Health Programs   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 1; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; HTLV-I INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 35348955993     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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