Evidence-Based Tuberculosis Diagnosis
Open Access
- 22 July 2008
- journal article
- Published by Public Library of Science (PLoS) in PLoS Medicine
- Vol. 5 (7) , e156
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0050156
Abstract
Madhukar Pai and colleagues discuss how systematic reviews on tuberculosis diagnostics can influence research, policy, and clinical practice.Keywords
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