How can adherence with multi-drug therapy in leprosy be improved?

Leprosy Review

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 160-161

  Williams, Michelle C ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LEPROSY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INDIA; LEPROSTATIC AGENTS; LEPROSY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOUTH AFRICA; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 22844448666     PISSN: 03057518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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