Editorial: Engaging the private sector for tuberculosis control: Much advocacy on a meagre evidence base

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 315-316

  Mahendradhata, Yodi ^a,b   Lambert, Marie Laurence ^a   Boelaert, Marleen ^a   Stuyft, Patrick Van Der ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b GADJAH MADA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

DOTS; Private sector; Public private mix; Tuberculosis; Tuberculosis control

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; INDIA; METHODOLOGY;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; INDIA; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 33847128402     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2007.01816.x     Document Type: Editorial

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