Diagnosis and management of tuberculosis by private practitioners in Manila, Philippines

Health Policy

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 172-181

  Auer, Christian ^a,c   Lagahid, Jaime Y ^b   Tanner, Marcel ^a   Weiss, Mitchell G ^a  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Philippines)

^c Tropical Disease Foundation   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Philippines; Private practitioners; Treatment; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHILIPPINES; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIVATE PRACTICE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHILIPPINES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33747341607     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2005.07.004     Document Type: Article

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