Effect of a hospital-based case management approach on treatment outcome of patients with tuberculosis

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 105, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 636-644

  Lin, Rong Luh ^a   Lin, Fung J ^a   Wu, Chien Liang ^a   Peng, Ming Jen ^a   Chen, Pei Jan ^a   Kuo, Hsu Tah ^a  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Directly observed therapy short course; Hospital based case management; Taiwan; Treatment outcome; Tuberculosis control

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; CASE MANAGER; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSENSUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REGISTER; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33748484270     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60162-5     Document Type: Article

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