The effect of decentralisation on tuberculosis services in three states of Sudan

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 445-450

  El Sony, Asma I ^a,b,h   Mustafa, S A ^a   Khamis, A H ^c,d,e   Enarson, D A ^b   Baraka, O Z ^f   Bjunett, G ^g  

^a National Tuberculosis Programme   (Sudan)

^b INTERNATIONAL UNION AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE   (France)

^c SUDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Sudan)

^d AHFAD UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN   (Sudan)

^e Bayan Coll for Sci and Technology   (Sudan)

^f UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^h FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Decentralisation; Health sector reform; Sudan; TB services

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; THIOACETAZONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMOTHERAPY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SPUTUM SMEAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HOSPITALS, SPECIAL; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POLITICS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SUDAN; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0038220952     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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