Detecting active pulmonary tuberculosis with a breath test using nanomaterial-based sensors.
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Grace V. O’Donovan, Houdini H.T. Wu, Oona Y-C. Lee, Ramasamyiyer Swaminathan, Graham F. Cope and Heather J. Milburn Dept of Respiratory Medicine, Mayday University Hospital, Croydon, Dept of Biochemistry, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, King’s College London School of Medicine, University of London, London, Dept of Respiratory Medicine, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, and College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The European respiratory journal
دوره 43 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014