Tuberculosis control in conflict-affected East Timor, 1996-2004

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 975-981

  Martins, N ^a,b,c   Heldal, E ^d,e   Sarmento, J ^f,g   Araujo, R M ^h   Rolandsen, E B ^e,g   Kelly, Paul ^a,c,i  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b Universidade da Paz   (Timor-Leste)

^c CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^e Caritas Norway   (Norway)

^f National Tuberculosis Control Programme   (Timor-Leste)

^g Caritas Dili ^*  (Timor-Leste)

^h Ministry of Health   (Timor-Leste)

ⁱ The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

East Timor; Epidemiology; Health services; Tuberculosis; War

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SPUTUM CYTODIAGNOSIS; TECHNICAL AID; TIMOR-LESTE; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; EAST TIMOR; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; WAR;

EID: 33748687985     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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