HIV, BCG and TB in children: a case control study in Lusaka, Zambia.

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Published in J Trop Pediatr on August 01, 1993

Authors

G J Bhat1, V K Diwan, C Chintu, M Kabika, J Masona

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, School of Medicine, Lusaka, Zambia.

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