Response to short-course chemotherapy of patients with initial resistance to antituberculosis drugs.
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The effect of initial drug resistance on treatment response and acquired drug resistance during standardized short-course chemotherapy for tuberculosis.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Bulletin of the Pan American Health Organization
دوره 22 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1988