Encompassing treatment with prevention: The path for a lasting control of tuberculosis

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 393-404

  Jaramillo, Ernesto ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Causality; DOTS; Health policy; Tuberculosis control

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TUBERCULOSIS;

ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; PATHOGENESIS; SOCIAL STATUS; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

CAUSALITY; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0032976356     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(99)00114-8     Document Type: Article

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