Auditing the new decentralised oral treatment regimens in Malawi

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1089-1094

  Nyirenda, T E ^a,b   Harries, Anthony D ^b,f   Gausi, F K ^b   Ito, K ^c   Kemp, J R ^d   Squire, B S ^d   Godfrey Faussett, P ^e   Salaniponi, F M ^b  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b National Tuberculosis Control Programme Malawi   (Malawi)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TUBERCULOSIS   (Japan)

^d LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^e LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^f British High Commission   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Decentralisation; Malawi; Treatment outcomes; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CENTER; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MEDICAL AUDIT; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCIENCE; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BED OCCUPANCY; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; MALAWI; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPUTUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 4444355799     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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