Effectiveness of community-based directly observed treatment for tuberculosis in an urban setting in Tanzania: A randomised controlled trial

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1248-1254

  Wandwalo, Eliud ^a,b   Kapalata, N ^a   Egwaga, S ^a   Morkve, O ^b  

^a Elderly and Children   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Community; Directly observed treatment; Tanzania; Tuberculosis; Urban

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELATIVE; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SPUTUM SMEAR; TANZANIA; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TANZANIA; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 5644295472     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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