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Unusual Detection of Tuberculosis in a Woman with Down's Syndrome

Balkan Journal of Medical Genetics
Volume 13 (2010): Issue 1 (June 2010)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10034-010-0021-9 | Journal eISSN: 2199-5761 (formerly 1311-0160) | Journal ISSN: 1311-0160
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Language: English
Page range: 59 - 62
Published on: Aug 25, 2010
Published by: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
Diagnosis,
Down's syndrome (DS),
Trisomy 21,
Tuberculosis (TB)
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Basic medical science,
Basic medical science, other

© 2010 D Pešut, S Raljević, Tomić Slijepčević, published by Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons License.

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