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Diagnosis and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Korea  

Shim, Tae Sun (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Koh, Won-Jung (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Samsumg Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Yim, Jae-Joon (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Lung Institutute of Medical Research Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
Lew, Woo Jin (Korean Institute of Tuberculosis)
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases / v.57, no.2, 2004 , pp. 101-117 More about this Journal
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