Factors influencing compliance in patients with tuberculosis on directly observed therapy at Ile-Ife, Nigeria

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 235-239

  Erhabor, G E ^c   Aghanwa, H S ^b   Yusuph, M ^c   Adebayo, R A ^c   Arogundade, F A ^c   Omidiora, A ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS COMPLEX   (Nigeria)

^b FIJI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Fiji)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0034178778     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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