Tuberculosis - A missed opportunity?

Clinical Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 55-58

  White, Veronica L C ^a  

^a BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Active disease; Costs; Directly observed therapy (DOTS); Infection; Multi drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB); National TB programme; Professional awareness; Public awareness; Stigma; Tuberculosis (TB)

Indexed keywords

DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; HEALTH; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; NOMENCLATURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; TERMINOLOGY; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0036363948     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.2-1-55     Document Type: Review

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