Clinical Microbiology Newsletter
Volume 30, Issue 22 , Pages 167-171 , 15 November 2008

The Changing Face of Biomedical Research in Tuberculosis

  • Christine Sizemore, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationMailing Address: Christine Sizemore Ph.D., Chief, TB, Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases Section, 6610 Rockledge Dr., Bethesda, MD 20892. Tel.: 301-435-2857
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  • Carole Heilman, Ph.D.

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doi: 10.1016/j.clinmicnews.2008.10.002

Clinical Microbiology Newsletter
Volume 30, Issue 22 , Pages 167-171 , 15 November 2008