Potential risk factors for recurrence of pulmonary tuberculosis

Thorax

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 731-

  Jolobe, Oscar M P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ASIAN; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 79960571941     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2010.145730     Document Type: Letter

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