International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 14, Issue 2 , Pages e102-e110 , February 2010

Extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Kabul, Afghanistan: A hospital-based retrospective review

Received 1 December 2008 ,Revised 2 March 2009 ,Accepted 22 March 2009.

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