Psychosocial support groups for patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: Five years of experience

Global Public Health

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 404-417

  Acha, J ^a   Sweetland, A ^a,b   Guerra, D ^a   Chalco, K ^a   Castillo, H ^a   Palacios, E ^a  

^a SOCIOS EN SALUD   (Peru)

^b PARTNERS IN HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; Multidrug resistant tuberculosis; Peru; Psychosocial support; Stigma; Support group

Indexed keywords

CLOFAZIMINE; CYCLOSERINE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; GASTRITIS; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NERVOUSNESS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PERU; PIGMENT DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SIDE EFFECT; SUPPORT GROUP; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERU; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 37149036478     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441690701191610     Document Type: Article

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