Managing multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa: a budget impact analysis

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عنوان ژورنال: The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

سال: 2020

ISSN: 1027-3719

DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.19.0409