Tuberculosis prophylaxis in the homeless: A trial to improve adherence to referral

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 161-165

  Pilote, Louise ^a,c   Tulsky, Jacqueline P ^a   Zolopa, Andrew R ^a   Hahn, Judith A ^a   Schecter, Gisela F ^b   Moss, Andrew R ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONEY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REWARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

ADULT; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0030046908     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.156.2.161     Document Type: Article

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