Tuberculosis and HIV remain major causes of death in African children

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 996-997

  Hesseling, Anneke C ^a   Rabie, Helena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

AFRICAN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH CARE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORTALITY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84978254158     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: 18157920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.16.0449     Document Type: Editorial

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