The global risk of dying from multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB)

L. Brondi, D. Falzon, C. Sismanidis, P. Glaziou, M. Zignol, K. Floyd, H. Campbell, H. Nair (Edinburgh, United Kingdom; Geneva, Switzerland)

Source: International Congress 2014 – Tuberculosis epidemiology: novel features
Session: Tuberculosis epidemiology: novel features
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 1694
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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