A public-private collaboration model for treatment intervention to improve outcomes in patients with tuberculosis in the private sector

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 349-357

  Hee, Jin Kim ^a   Bai, Gill Han ^a   Mi, Kyung Kang ^a   Sang, Jae Kim ^b   Jong, Koo Lee ^c   Cho, Sung Il ^d   Woo, Jin Lew ^a  

^a Korean Institute of Tuberculosis   (South Korea)

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

^c Ministry of Health and Welfare   (South Korea)

^d Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Case holding activities; Public private collaboration; Treatment success; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67649195892     PISSN: 17383536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4046/trd.2009.66.5.349     Document Type: Article

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