Non-adherence to tuberculosis treatment in the eastern Tarai of Nepal

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 327-335

  Wares, Fraser ^a,c   Singh, S ^a   Acharya, A K ^b   Dangi, R ^b  

^a Britain Nepal Medical Trust   (Nepal)

^b New ERA   (Nepal)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Eastern Nepal; Non adherence; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ERROR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIGRATION; NEPAL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT REFUSAL; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0037390542     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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