Initial default among diagnosed sputum smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Andhra Pradesh, India

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1055-1058

  Babu, B Sai ^a,d   Satyanarayana, A V V ^a   Venkateshwaralu, G ^a   Ramakrishna, U ^a   Vikram, P ^a   Sahu, S ^b   Wares, F ^b   Dewan, P K ^b   Santosha, K ^b   Jyoti, J ^b   Srinath, S ^b   Chethana, R ^b   Neelima, T ^b   Vinod, P ^b   Yogesh, M ^b   Chauhan, L S ^c  

^a Government of Andhra Pradesh   (India)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c GOVERNMENT OF INDIA   (India)

^d State TB Office   (India)

Author keywords

India; Initial default; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEATH; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SPUTUM SMEAR; THERAPY DELAY; TREATMENT PLANNING; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INDIA; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT REFUSAL; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 51149092094     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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