The limits to patient compliance with directly observed therapy for tuberculosis: A socio-medical study in Pakistan

International Journal of Health Planning and Management

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 249-267

  Meulemans, H ^a   Mortelmans, D ^a   Liefooghe, R ^b   Mertens, P ^a   Akbar Zaidi, S ^c   Farooq Solangi, M ^d   De Muynck, A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b Flemish Interuniversity Council (VLIR)   (Belgium)

^c Department of Social Sciences ^*

^d Department of Social Sciences   (Belgium)

^e INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Compliance; DOTS; Pakistan; Stigmatization; TB control

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; THIOACETAZONE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

COMPLIANCE; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH SERVICES; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAKISTAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL MEDICINE; SPUTUM EXAMINATION;

EID: 0036630150     PISSN: 07496753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hpm.675     Document Type: Article

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