Management of Latent Tuberculosis Infection: An Evidence-based Approach

Overview

Journal Lung India

Specialty Pulmonary Medicine

Date 2015 May 19

PMID 25983402

Citations 13

Authors

Madhukar Pai

Camilla Rodrigues

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