| Author | : Gunnar Bjune |
| File Size | : 47,7 Mb |
| Publisher | : Unknown |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 02 May 2024 |
| ISBN | : OCLC:123940079 |
| Pages | : 41 pages |
It is estimated that one third of the world's population is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB)), and that each year, about 9 million people develop TB, of whom about 2 million die. Of the 9 million annual TB cases, about 1 million (11%) occur in children (under 15 years of age).
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Download or read online Guidance for National Tuberculosis Programmes on the Management of Tuberculosis in Children written by Gunnar Bjune,Stop TB Partnership (World Health Organization). DOTS Expansion Working Group,World Health Organization, published by Unknown which was released on 2006. Get Guidance for National Tuberculosis Programmes on the Management of
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