Beyond Randomized Trials – TB treatment in Children
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Anna Ridge,1* Patti Whyte,2 Malgosia Grzemska,3 Peter Donald4 and Suzanne Hill1 1Medicine Access and Rational Use, Department of Essential Medicines and Pharmaceutical Policies, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland 21/10 Joan Avenue, Dromana, Victoria, Australia 3936 3Tuberculosis, Operations and Coordination, Stop TB Department, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland 4Department of Paediatrics and Child Health and Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics and the MRC Centre for Molecular and Cellular Biology, DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical TB Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Stellenbosch and Tygerberg Children’s Hospital, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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