Source: Annual Congress 2002 - Diagnosis of tuberculosis
Disease area: Respiratory infections



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C. Karlikaya (Edirne, Turkey). Slow reaction and boosting rate on tuberculin skin test in a Turkish population. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: Suppl. 38, 1072

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