Tuberculosis mortality trends in Delhi after implementation of RNTCP

Indian Journal of Tuberculosis

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 77-81

  Dhingra, V K ^a   Aggarwal, Nishi ^a   Chandra, Shivani ^a   Vashist, R P ^b  

^a New Delhi Tuberculosis Centre   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Impact; Mortality; RNTCP; Trends

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; HEALTH PROGRAM; INDIA; INFECTION RATE; MORTALITY; SPUTUM SMEAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREND STUDY; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; HUMANS; INDIA; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TUBERCULOSIS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 67649965004     PISSN: 00195707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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