The hidden epidemic of post-tuberculosis bronchiectasis

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Perumal R. The hidden epidemic of post-tuberculosis bronchiectasis. Afr J Thoracic Crit Care Med [Internet]. 2023 Nov. 29 [cited 2025 Apr. 17];29(4):e1728. Available from: https://samajournals.co.za/index.php/ajtccm/article/view/1728
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Perumal R. The hidden epidemic of post-tuberculosis bronchiectasis. Afr J Thoracic Crit Care Med [Internet]. 2023 Nov. 29 [cited 2025 Apr. 17];29(4):e1728. Available from: https://samajournals.co.za/index.php/ajtccm/article/view/1728

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