Scientific basis of directly observed treatment, short-course (DOTS)

Journal of the Indian Medical Association

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2003, Pages

  Sharma, S K ^a   Mohan, A ^b  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b SRI VENKATESWARA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

DOTS; DOTS strategy; Multidrug resistant TB; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SHORT SURVEY; SPUTUM CYTODIAGNOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

EID: 0041816189     PISSN: 00195847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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