Common errors in the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis in Greece

G. Politis, C. Zacharias, E. Kainis, A. Zetos, P. Katsaounou, C. Kougianos, M. Toumbis (Athens, Greece)

Source: Annual Congress 2005 - Clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic situations in adulthood and childhood in TB
Session: Clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic situations in adulthood and childhood in TB
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2710
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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