Tuberculosis mortality: patient characteristics and causes.

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Published in BMC Infect Dis on January 03, 2014

Authors

Chou-Han Lin, Chou-Jui Lin, Yao-Wen Kuo, Jann-Yuan Wang, Chia-Lin Hsu, Jong-Min Chen, Wern-Cherng Cheng, Li-Na Lee1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine and Hospital, No,7, Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei 10002, Taiwan. linalee@ntu.edu.tw.

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