Starting treatment: Caring for patients and their families

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 493-497

  Williams, Gini ^a,b,h   Alarcon, E ^a   Jittimanee, S ^c   Walusimbi, M ^d   Sebek, M ^e   Berga, E ^f   Villa, T S ^g  

^a INTERNATIONAL UNION AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE   (France)

^b INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF NURSES   (Switzerland)

^c MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

^e KNCV TUBERCULOSIS FOUNDATION   (Netherlands)

^f State Agency of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases   (Latvia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^h NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Best practice; Patient care; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE REGISTRY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CAREGIVERS; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; DOCUMENTATION; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 43949131101     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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