Nervous system tuberculosis in state hospitals in Honduras;Tuberculosis del sistema nervioso en hospitales estatales de Honduras

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 394-396

  Duron R M ^a   Rodriguez Salinas L C ^a   Bu Figueroa, J ^a,b   Reyes Almendarez T I ^b   Osorio Banegas, J R ^c   Paz, N ^c   Medina, Marco T ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF HONDURAS   (Honduras)

^b Instituto de Neurociencias   (Honduras)

^c Laboratorio Nacional de Referencia de Tuberculosis   (Honduras)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; HONDURAS; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM; TUBERCULOMA; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS;

EID: 4944257239     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.3904.2003443     Document Type: Article

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