Clinical diagnosis of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis in low-income countries: the current evidence
- 1 May 2003
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Elsevier in The Lancet Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 3 (5) , 288-296
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s1473-3099(03)00609-1
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