Registering initial defaulters and reporting on their treatment outcomes

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 801-803

  Harries, A D ^a,b,c   Rusen, I D ^a   Chiang, C Y ^a   Hinderaker, S G ^a   Enarson, D A ^a  

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

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c Old Inn Cottage   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Initial defaulters; Registration; Treatment outcomes; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; LABORATORY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SHORT SURVEY; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SPUTUM SMEAR; TUBERCULOSIS;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; OUTPATIENTS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; SPUTUM; TREATMENT REFUSAL; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 67651214266     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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