Reconstructing tuberculosis services after major conflict: Experiences and lessons learned in East Timor

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1765-1775

  Martins, Nelson ^a,b   Kelly, Paul M ^a,c   Grace, Jocelyn A ^a   Zwi, Anthony B ^d  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c The Australian National University   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLITICS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TIMOR-LESTE; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INFECTION CONTROL; ORGANIZATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; REFUGEE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; WAR;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EAST TIMOR; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MASS CHEST X-RAY; ORGANIZATIONS; PUBLIC HEALTH; REFUGEES; TUBERCULOSIS; WAR;

EID: 33750848419     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030383     Document Type: Article

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