Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients lost to follow-up: self-reported readiness to restart treatment
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عنوان ژورنال: The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1027-3719,1815-7920
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.16.0029