Causes of delay in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis

J. Alves, D. Mendonça, A. Correia, R. Duarte (Porto, Portugal)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Clinical tuberculosis
Session: Clinical tuberculosis
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2575
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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J. Alves, D. Mendonça, A. Correia, R. Duarte (Porto, Portugal). Causes of delay in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis. Eur Respir J 2011; 38: Suppl. 55, 2575

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