Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Tuberculosis control
Disease area: Respiratory infections



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R. Prasad, R. A. S. Kushwaha, S. Karmakar, S. Tripathi, S. K. Verma, R. Garg, S. Kumar (Lucknow, India). A study to assess the magnitude and reasons of initial default among sputum smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients. Eur Respir J 2010; 36: Suppl. 54, 5403

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