Getting the best possible evidence from observational studies of treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients

D. Falzon, R. D. Menzies, C. L. Daley, C. Lienhardt, A. Khan, M. L. Rich, M. A. Aziz, C. S. B. van Weezenbeek, C. D. Mitnick (Geneva, Switzerland; Montréal, Canada; Denver, Boston, United States Of America; Karachi, Pakistan; Cairo, Egypt; Manila, Philippines)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Drug-resistant tuberculosis: new clinical and public health insights
Session: Drug-resistant tuberculosis: new clinical and public health insights
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 189
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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