Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis and HIV-infection
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Is HIV Infection a Risk Factor for Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis? A Systematic Review
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عنوان ژورنال: Russian Pulmonology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2541-9617,0869-0189
DOI: 10.18093/0869-0189-2013-0-2-109-113