Tuberculosis and Pott's disease, still very relevant health problems

European Spine Journal

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL.4, 2013, Pages

  Pellisé, Ferran ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

BACKACHE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE MALFORMATION; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84892805750     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-012-2531-5     Document Type: Editorial

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