Chest Wall Tuberculosis: Clinical Features and Treatment Outcomes
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Kim, Young Joo
(Department of Internal Medicine and Respiratory Center, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine)
Jeon, Hee Jung (Department of Internal Medicine and Respiratory Center, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine) Kim, Chang Ho (Department of Internal Medicine and Respiratory Center, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine) Park, Jae Yong (Department of Internal Medicine and Respiratory Center, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine) Jung, Tae Hoon (Department of Internal Medicine and Respiratory Center, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine) Lee, Eung Bae (Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine) Park, Tae In (Department of Pathology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine) Jeon, Kyung Nyeo (Department of Radiology, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine) Jung, Chi Young (Department of Internal Medicine, Fatima Hospital) Cha, Seung Ick (Department of Internal Medicine and Respiratory Center, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine) |
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