TB treatment outcomes following directly-observed treatment at an urban outpatient specialist TB facility in South Africa

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-25

  Kharsany, A B M ^a   Connolly, C ^b   Olowolagba, A ^c   Abdool Karim, S S ^a,d   Abdool Karim, Q ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c eThekwini Municipality   (South Africa)

^d Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEATH; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; SPUTUM SMEAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNEMPLOYMENT; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RISK FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 32644448693     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/004947506775598770     Document Type: Article

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