AN EVALUATION OF TREATMENT OUTCOME IN TUBERCULOSIS DIRECTLY OBSERVED TREATMENT SHORT COURSE FACILITIES IN JIGAWA STATE, NIGERIA (2010–2014)
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Health and Translational Medicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2289-392X
DOI: 10.22452/jummec.vol20no2.1