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Diagnosing tuberculosis in a resource-poor setting: the value of sputum concentration

✍ Scribed by A.D. Harries; N. Chilewani; W. Dzinyemba

Publisher: Elsevier Science
Year: 1998
Tongue: English
Weight: 122 KB
Volume: 92
Category: Article
ISSN: 0035-9203
DOI: 10.1016/s0035-9203(98)90985-3

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