Dots versus self administered therapy(SAT) for patients of pulmonary tuberculosis: A randomised trial at a tertiary care hospital

Indian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 19-21

  Tandon, Monika ^a,b   Gupta, M ^a   Tandon, S ^a   Gupta, K B ^a  

^a POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT MONITORING; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SELF ADMINISTRATION; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0036461907     PISSN: 00195359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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