DOT and timely treatment completion among Asian-born immigrant tuberculosis patients

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 884-889

  Liu, Sze Yan ^a,d   Li, J H ^a   Schluger, N W ^b,c  

^a NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

^c Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^d NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian immigrants; Directly observed therapy; Treatment completion; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; ASIA; CHILD; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 23744469437     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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