Decentralisation of directly observed treatment in a large African city: Evaluation of the experience of Djibouti

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 724-729

  Bernatas, Jean Jacques ^a   Ali, I M ^b   Ismael H A ^b   Matan, A B ^b   Aboubakar, I H ^b  

^a Ministry of Health   (Mauritania)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Decentralisation; Djibouti; DOTS; Evaluation; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SEX RATIO; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; DJIBOUTI; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SPUTUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0041660585     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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