DO XPERT MTB/RIF CYCLE THRESHOLD VALUES PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT PATIENT DELAYS FOR TUBERCULOSIS DIAGNOSIS?
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Global Health
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2059-7908
DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2016-000260.120