Diagnostic features of tuberculous meningitis: A cross-sectional study

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 5, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Pasco, Paul Matthew ^a  

^a UP PGH Medical Centre   (Philippines)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLI (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84855989773     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-5-49     Document Type: Article

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