Awareness and knowledge of pediatricians in Cebu City of the national tuberculosis control program in the management of tuberculosis in children

E. N. Merlin (Cebu, Philippines)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis infection in subpopulations
Session: Tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis infection in subpopulations
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 1615
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases, Respiratory infections

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E. N. Merlin (Cebu, Philippines). Awareness and knowledge of pediatricians in Cebu City of the national tuberculosis control program in the management of tuberculosis in children. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 1615

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