Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment in North Korea: Is Scale-Up Possible?

Kwonjune Seung and colleagues describe the Eugene Bell Foundation's experience of treating MDR-TB in North Korea.

Vyšlo v časopise: Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment in North Korea: Is Scale-Up Possible?. PLoS Med 13(8): e32767. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1002062
Kategorie: Health in Action
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Souhrn

Kwonjune Seung and colleagues describe the Eugene Bell Foundation's experience of treating MDR-TB in North Korea.

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