Bacille-Calmette-Guérin vaccine-associated suppurative lymphadenitis in Hong Kong (China), 2004 to 2012

Authors

  • Tsz-sum Lam Field Epidemiology Training Programme, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China and Department of Health, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China
  • Yiu-Hong Leung
  • Hoi-ling Tsang
  • Kin-wing Choi
  • Tin-yau Wong
  • Man-ha Wong
  • Shuk-kwan Chuang

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5365/wpsar.2013.4.1.001

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29-01-2013

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Lam, T.- sum, Leung, Y.-H., Tsang, H.- ling, Choi, K.- wing, Wong, T.- yau, Wong, M.- ha, & Chuang, S.- kwan. (2013). Bacille-Calmette-Guérin vaccine-associated suppurative lymphadenitis in Hong Kong (China), 2004 to 2012. Western Pacific Surveillance and Response, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.5365/wpsar.2013.4.1.001

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No. 1 (2013): January – March

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Tuberculosis - Letter to the Editor

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