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Research Article

TBscore II: Refining and validating a simple clinical score for treatment monitoring of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis

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Pages 825-836 | Received 26 Apr 2013, Accepted 05 Jul 2013, Published online: 17 Sep 2013

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