Accuracy of routine diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in an area of high HIV prevalence.

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Published in Int J Tuberc Lung Dis on August 01, 2004

Authors

L Apers1, C Wijarajah, J Mutsvangwa, N Chigara, P Mason, P van der Stuyft

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1: Department of Public Health, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nationalestraat, Antwerp, Belgium. lapers2000@yahoo.com

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