Randomised controlled trial of self-supervised and directly observed treatment of tuberculosis

Lancet

Volumn 352, Issue 9137, 1998, Pages 1340-1343

  Zwarenstein, Merrick ^a   Schoeman, Jan H ^a   Vundule, Caesar ^c   Lombard, Carl J ^a   Tatley, Mike ^b  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b Cape Metropolitan Council   (South Africa)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID; ISONIAZID PLUS RIFAMPICIN; RIFATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE; SOUTH AFRICA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032564233     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(98)04022-7     Document Type: Article

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