Knowledge and management of tuberculosis among general practitioners in a high burden developing country

I. Muhammad, J. A. Khan, S. Romana, Z. Tatheer (Karachi, Pakistan)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Epidemiology of susceptible, resistant and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
Session: Epidemiology of susceptible, resistant and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 2246
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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