Pefloxacin and pulmonary tuberculosis.
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Chest W W Yew, P C Wong, J Lee and C H Chau Ofloxacin and pulmonary tuberculosis. http://www.chestjournal.org/content/105/5/1624a.citation services can be found online on the World Wide Web at: The online version of this article, along with updated information and ) ISSN:0012-3692 http://www.chestjournal.org/site/misc/reprints.xhtml ( without the prior written permission of the copyright holder. distributed rights reserved. No part of this article or PDF may be reproduced or College of Chest Physicians, 3300 Dundee Road, Northbrook IL 60062. All has been published monthly since 1935. Copyright 2007 by the American CHEST is the official journal of the American College of Chest Physicians. It
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Tubercle and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
دوره 77 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1996