The effect of BCG vaccination on tuberculin skin testing. Does it matter?

doi:10.1164/ajrccm.164.6.2107090c

PMID: 11587970DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.164.6.2107090cOct 6, 2001Paper

The effect of BCG vaccination on tuberculin skin testing. Does it matter?

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

D L Cohn

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