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Original Research

Risk factors in patients with AFB smear-positive sputum who receive inappropriate antituberculous treatment

Cheng-Yu Chang1 Division of Chest Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Jen-Yee Hong2 Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Mei-Kang Yuan3 Department of Radiology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan;4 Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Shu-Ju Chang5 Department of Industrial Management and Enterprise Information, Aletheia University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Yuan-Ming Lee6 Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, Yilan, Taiwan
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Shih-Chieh Chang2 Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan;4 Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, TaiwanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Li-Cho Hsu2 Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Shin-Lung Cheng1 Division of Chest Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Pages 53-58 | Published online: 31 Jan 2013

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