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Indian Journal of Pediatrics
Published in: Indian Journal of Pediatrics 11/2011

01-11-2011 | Scientific Letters to the Editor

Microbiological Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Children: Comparative Study of Induced Sputum and Gastric Lavage

Authors: Umar Amin Qureshi, Ashok K. Gupta, Bella Mahajan, Mariya Amin Qurieshi, Uruj Altaf, Ravi Parihar, Kulwant Singh Bhau

Published in: Indian Journal of Pediatrics | Issue 11/2011

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Title
Microbiological Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Children: Comparative Study of Induced Sputum and Gastric Lavage
Authors
Umar Amin Qureshi
Ashok K. Gupta
Bella Mahajan
Mariya Amin Qurieshi
Uruj Altaf
Ravi Parihar
Kulwant Singh Bhau
Publication date
01-11-2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Indian Journal of Pediatrics / Issue 11/2011
Print ISSN: 0019-5456
Electronic ISSN: 0973-7693
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-011-0452-7

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