Systematic review of randomised controlled trials of strategies to promote adherence to tuberculosis treatment

British Medical Journal

Volumn 315, Issue 7120, 1997, Pages 1403-1406

  Volmink, Jimmy ^a   Garner, Paul ^b  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MOTIVATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0030705172     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.315.7120.1403     Document Type: Article

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