Tuberculosis control: Critical lessons learnt

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 140-142

  Frieden, Thomas R ^a  

^a NY City Dept of Hlth/Mental Hyg   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG EFFICACY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDIA; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEADERSHIP; MALAWI; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MICROSCOPY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT MONITORING; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REGISTER; RESPONSIBILITY; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SPUTUM CULTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; HUMANS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 17244372465     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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