Diagnosing childhood tuberculosis: traditional and innovative modalities.

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• Publication year

  2009

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  Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care

• Publication date

  2009-03-01

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  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1016/j.cppeds.2008.12.003PMID 19215860
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