Experience in tuberculosis treatment through directly observed therapy short course in health centres and communities in Cambodia

Public Health

Volumn 121, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 696-699

  Khieu, K ^a   Ito, K ^a   Hamajima, N ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TREATMENT; HEALTH SERVICES; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAMBODIA; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; REGISTER; RURAL AREA; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CAMBODIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

ASIA; CAMBODIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 34547120945     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2007.02.012     Document Type: Article

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