ASSESSMENT OF TREATMENT OUTCOME OF TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS UNDER REVISED NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAMME IN NANDED, MAHARASHTRA
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Study on outcome of the treatment of tuberculosis patients registered under Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme – DOTS strategy
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2278-4748,2278-4802
DOI: 10.14260/jemds/2014/2141