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Editorial
. 2012 Aug;16(8):995-6.
doi: 10.5588/ijtld.12.0364.

Short-course untargeted isoniazid preventive therapy in South Africa: time to rethink policy?

Editorial

Short-course untargeted isoniazid preventive therapy in South Africa: time to rethink policy?

Stephen D Lawn et al. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2012 Aug.
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