Biomass fuel exposure and pulmonary tuberculosis in Turkey

H. C. Calisir, A. Ongel, N. Bakirci, H. Arda, S. Bilgin Kiziltas, S. Agca Altunbey, K. Oruc, G. Cetintas (Maltepe/Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Clinical epidemiology of tuberculosis II
Session: Clinical epidemiology of tuberculosis II
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2471
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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