Combating tuberculosis - Lessons learnt from a rural community project in the Klein Drakenstein area of the Western Cape

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 8 SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages 1042-1047

  Dick, Judy ^a   Clarke, Marina ^b   Tibbs, Jason ^a   Schoeman, Hennie ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b Independent Development Trust   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY CARE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL POPULATION; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL POPULATION; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0031204480     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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