Short-course tuberculosis chemotherapy in rural Somalia

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 348-352

  Agutu, W O ^a  

^a AMREF HEALTH AFRICA   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; THIOACETAZONE;

CHEMOTHERAPY; DISEASE CONTROL; RURAL HEALTH; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE CONTROL; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; RELAPSE; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

GEDO; SOMALIA;

SOMALIA;

EID: 0031433363     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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