Ten-year experiences of the tuberculosis control programme in the southern region of Ethiopia

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1166-1171

  Yassin, Mohammed A ^a,b   Datiko, D G ^a,c   Shargie, E B ^a,c  

^a Southern Nations   (Ethiopia)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Case finding; DOTS; Ethiopia; TB control; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; ETHIOPIA; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SPUTUM SMEAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; ETHIOPIA; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 33749495802     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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