Reasons for the referral of RNTCP patients to a tertiary centre

V. Kummannoor Pillai, R. Parameswari, S. Parackal, D. Paul (Kottayam, India)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Global tuberculosis control
Session: Global tuberculosis control
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3157
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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