JAMDA
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 138-140 , February 2009

Plombage Migration Outside the Thoracic Cavity: A Complication of Tuberculosis Treatment

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 M.A.P. is supported in part by the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Geriatric Academic Career Award (GACA) (1 K01 HP0011602). The authors deny any commercial, financial, or proprietary interest in any drug, device, or equipment mentioned in the submitted article.

PII: S1525-8610(08)00364-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2008.09.007

JAMDA
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 138-140 , February 2009

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