To evaluate the RNTCP through assessment of treatment outcome of the pulmonary tuberculosis patients under RNTCP in tuberculosis units
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Advanced Community Medicine
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2616-3586,2616-3594
DOI: 10.33545/comed.2019.v2.i2c.71