Joining the DOTS in Bali: Private practitioners' perceptions of tuberculosis control

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 988-994

  Watkins, Rochelle ^a   Feeney, K T ^a   Abu Bakar, O ^b   Plant, A J ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Jl Seroja Gang Nyuh Gading Denpasar ^*  (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Bali; Private practitioners; Qualitative; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDONESIA; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; TRAINING; TREATMENT REFUSAL; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDONESIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PRIVATE PRACTICE; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 33748608830     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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