Noncompliance with the World Health Organization-Multidrug Therapy Among Leprosy Patients in Cebu, Philippines: Its Causes and Implications on the Leprosy Control Program

Dermatologic Clinics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 221-229

  Honrado, Elsie R ^a   Tallo, Veronica ^a   Balis, Angelita C ^a   Chan, Gertrude P ^a   Cho, Sang Nae ^b  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Philippines)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOFAZIMINE; DAPSONE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LEPROSY; LEPROSY CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHILIPPINES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT FAILURE; WEAKNESS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEPROSTATIC AGENTS; LEPROSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PHILIPPINES; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TREATMENT REFUSAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 40849098794     PISSN: 07338635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.det.2007.11.007     Document Type: Review

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