Observations on categorisation of new TB cases: Implications for controlling drug resistance

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1152-1153

  Atre, S R ^a   D'Souza, D T B ^b   Dholakia, Y N ^b   Mistry, Nerges F ^a,b  

^a Foundation for Research in Community Health India   (India)

^b FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Drug resistance; Erroneous categorisation; RNTCP; Screening

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; TUBERCULOSIS;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INDIA; RURAL POPULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 35349008629     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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