What are the reasons for patients not adhering to their anti-TB treatment in a South African district hospital?

South African Family Practice

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 512-516

  Govender, S ^a   Mash, R ^b  

^a Montebello Hospital   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANNABIS SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOOD SECURITY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SMOKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 75649102176     PISSN: 20786190     EISSN: 20786204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20786204.2009.10873916     Document Type: Article

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