Why tuberculosis is a difficult disease to target for control or elimination?

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 82-83

  Vashishtha, Vipin M ^a  

^a Mangla Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE;

DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INDIA; LETTER; PEDIATRICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; CHILD; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 58849146543     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 00196061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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