Childhood tuberculosis: out of sight, out of mind?

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Published in Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg on November 09, 2007

Authors

Andrew J Brent1, Suzanne T Anderson, Beate Kampmann

Author Affiliations

1: Wellcome Trust Centre for Research in Clinical Tropical Medicine, Imperial College London, Wright Fleming Institute, Norfolk Place, London W2 1PG, UK. dr.a.brent@gmail.com

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