Treatment of new pulmonary tuberculosis patients: What do allopathic doctors do in India?

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 895-902

  Prasad, R ^a   Nautiyal, R G ^a   Mukherji, P K ^a   Jain, A ^a   Singh, K ^a   Ahuja, R C ^a  

^a KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

India; Pulmonary tuberculosis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

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

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0036798999     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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