Effectiveness of DOT for tuberculosis treatment outcomes: A prospective cohort study in Bangkok, Thailand

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 762-768

  Okanurak, Kamolnetr ^a   Kitayaporn, D ^a,b   Wanarangsikul, W ^a   Koompong, C ^c  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b BUMRUNGRAD INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^c Bangkok Metropolitan Administration   (Thailand)

Author keywords

DOTS; Prospective cohort; Treatment success; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIRECTLY OBSERVED TREATMENT; DRUG ADMINISTRATION PATTERN; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TECHNIQUE; THAILAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; ODDS RATIO; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; THAILAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 34447321840     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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