A randomised trial of the impact of counselling on treatment adherence of tuberculosis patients in Sialkot, Pakistan

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1073-1080

  Liefooghe, R ^a,d   Suetens, C ^a   Meulemans, H ^b   Moran, M B ^c   De Muynck, A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^c Bethania Hospital   (Pakistan)

^d NONE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Counselling; Intervention; Pakistan; Treatment adherence; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAKISTAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0032702542     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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