Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in India

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 109-110

  John, T Jacob ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL STRATEGY; EXTENSIVELY DRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS; FATALITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INDIA; LETTER; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS; SECONDARY INFECTION; SPUTUM EXAMINATION; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; EXTENSIVELY DRUG-RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS; HUMANS; INDIA;

EID: 76149107851     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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