Directly observed therapy in New York City: History, implementation, results, and challenges

Clinics in Chest Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 135-148

  Fujiwara, P I ^a   Larkin, C ^a   Frieden, T R ^a  

^a NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; INFECTION CONTROL; LAW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030978208     PISSN: 02725231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-5231(05)70363-4     Document Type: Article

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