Reform of tuberculosis control and DOTS within Russian public health systems: An ecological study

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 98-103

  Marx, Florian M ^a   Atun, Rifat A ^b   Jakubowiak, Wieslaw ^c   Mckee, Martin ^a   Coker, Richard J ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Office of the Special Representative of the WHO Director General in Russia   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; ECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; TUBERCULOSIS;

BED OCCUPANCY; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RUSSIA; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 33846821815     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckl098     Document Type: Article

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