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. 2021 Apr;147(4):e2020039404.
doi: 10.1542/peds.2020-039404. Epub 2021 Mar 10.

Shedding Light on Tuberculosis Deaths in Children and Adolescents

Silvia S Chiang  1   2   3 , Helen E Jenkins  4
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Shedding Light on Tuberculosis Deaths in Children and Adolescents

Silvia S Chiang et al. Pediatrics. 2021 Apr.
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POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST: The authors have indicated they have no potential conflicts of interest to disclose.

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