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Is Isoniazid Safe for Liver Transplant Candidates With Latent Tuberculosis?

✍ Scribed by Stucchi, R.S.B.; Boin, I.F.S.F.; Angerami, R.N.; Zanaga, L.; Ataide, E.C.; Udo, E.Y.

Book ID: 119382685
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Year: 2012
Tongue: English
Weight: 140 KB
Volume: 44
Category: Article
ISSN: 0041-1345
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2012.07.035

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