Latent TB infection: Patient choices and completion of treatment

Hilary Tedd (Newcastle, United Kingdom), Hilary Tedd, James Macfarlane, Chris Stenton

Source: International Congress 2016 – Treatment management options and costs: vitamin D, Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), nutrition, and human genetics
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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