Source of retreatment cases under the Revised National TB Control Programme in Rajasthan, India, 2003

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1373-1379

  Sisodia, R S ^a   Wares, Douglas Fraser ^b   Sahu, S ^b   Chauhan, L S ^c   Zignol, M ^b  

^a State TB Cell   (India)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c GOVERNMENT OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Category II retreatment cases; Directly observed treatment; RNTCP; Tuberculosis control

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETREATMENT; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETREATMENT; SPUTUM; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 33845539717     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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