Access and adhering to tuberculosis treatment: Barriers faced by patients and communities in Burkina Faso

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1479-1483

  Sanou, A ^a   Dembele, M ^a   Theobald, Sally ^b   Macq, J ^c  

^a National Tuberculosis Programme   (Burkina Faso)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Access; Adherence; Barriers; Burkina Faso; Community

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; TUBERCULOSIS;

BURKINA FASO; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 11244305635     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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