Tuberculosis in children [1]

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 367, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 1568-1569

  Eisenhut, Michael ^a  

^a LUTON AND DUNSTABLE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; LETTER; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS; VACCINATION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; NOTE;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 84867612116     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1210173     Document Type: Letter

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