Use of interferon-y (inteferon-gama) release assays (IGRAs) in tuberculosis control in low- and middle-income settngs: expert group meeting report 20-21July 2010
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(2011). Use of interferon-y (inteferon-gama) release assays (IGRAs) in tuberculosis control in low- and middle-income settngs: expert group meeting report 20-21July 2010. Geneva : World Health Organization. http://www.who.int/iris/handle/10665/70761
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WHO/HTM/TB/2011.17177 p.
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WHO/HTM/TB/2011.17数据库
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