Initial default from tuberculosis treatment: How often does it happen and what are the reasons?

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 820-823

  Botha, Elsabe ^a   Den Boon, S ^b   Verver, S ^b,c   Dunbar, R ^a   Lawrence, K A ^a   Bosman, M ^d   Enarson, D A ^e   Toms, I ^f   Beyers, N ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b KNCV TUBERCULOSIS FOUNDATION   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE   (South Africa)

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

^f Department of Health City of Cape Town ^*  (South Africa)

Author keywords

Initial default; South Africa; Treatment; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SPUTUM CULTURE; SPUTUM SMEAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHILD; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; OUTPATIENTS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOUTH AFRICA; SPUTUM; TREATMENT REFUSAL; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 47149101105     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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