Critical evaluation of the Global DOTS Expansion Plan

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 395-398

  Enarsona, Donald A ^a   Billo, Nils E ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL UNION AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ACTION PLAN; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG RESISTANCE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; QUALITY CONTROL; TUBERCULOSIS;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIC; EVALUATION RESEARCH; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MICROSCOPY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SPUTUM SMEAR; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; CHINA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HUMANS; INDIA; INDONESIA; MALI; PERU; PHILIPPINES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 34248140587     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.06.035378     Document Type: Conference Paper

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