Childhood tuberculosis: Reflections from the front line

Pediatric Annals

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 695-698

  Marais, B J ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

AFRICA; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INHALATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; REVIEW; SYMPTOM; TUBERCULOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; INFANT; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT CARE;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHEMOPREVENTION; CHILD; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; ISONIAZID; MALE; PATIENT CARE; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 6044278236     PISSN: 00904481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0090-4481-20041001-13     Document Type: Review

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