Pitfalls of TB management in prisons, revisited

International Journal of Prisoner Health

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-67

  Reyes, Hernán ^a  

^a Intl Committee of the Red Cross   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Prison healthcare; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

RIFAMPICIN;

AIR CONDITIONING; CASE FINDING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LABORATORY; MEDICAL STAFF; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NUTRITION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRISON; PUNISHMENT; REVIEW; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 33847079982     PISSN: 17449200     EISSN: 17449219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17449200601149148     Document Type: Review

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