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Promising directions in the diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis

Elizabeth Whittaker Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa; Academic Department of Paediatrics, Wright–Fleming Institute, Imperial College London, St Mary’s Campus, London, UK. [email protected]; Academic Department of Paediatrics, Wright–Fleming Institute, Imperial College London, St Mary’s Campus, London, UK. [email protected]
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Heather J Zar Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa; Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Pages 385-395 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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