Compliance with DOTS diagnosis and treatment recommendations by private practitioners in Kerala, India

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 110-112

  Greaves, F ^a   Ouyang, Helen ^a,b,c   Pefole, M ^a   MacCarthy, S ^a   Cash, R A ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

DOTS; India; Private sector; TB

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SPUTUM CYTODIAGNOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERVIEWS; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIVATE PRACTICE; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 33846233360     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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