Directly observed therapy and treatment adherence

Lancet

Volumn 355, Issue 9212, 2000, Pages 1345-1350

  Volmink, Jimmy ^a   Matchaba, Patrice ^a   Garner, Paul ^b  

^a South African Cochrane Centre   (South Africa)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

CLINICAL TRIAL; COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0034656317     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(00)02124-3     Document Type: Review

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