Tuberculosis diagnostics: which target product profiles should be prioritised?

Eur Respir J

McGill International TB Centre, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada Dept of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

Published: August 2014

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