Community-based treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Lima, Peru: 7 Years of experience

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1529-1539

  Shin, Sonya ^a,b   Furin, Jennifer ^a,b   Bayona, Jaime ^b   Mate, Kedar ^c   Kim, Jim Yong ^a,c   Farmer, Paul ^a,c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b SOCIOS EN SALUD   (Peru)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Community based treatment; Directly observed therapy; Multidrug resistance; Non governmental organizations; Peru; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

DISEASE TREATMENT; DRUG RESISTANCE; HEALTH CARE; TUBERCULOSIS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; COMMUNITY CARE; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PERU; TUBERCULOSIS;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; PERU; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT;

LIMA [LIMA (DPR)]; LIMA [PERU]; PERU; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 3042831314     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.01.027     Document Type: Article

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