Tuberculosis treatment in a refugee and migrant population: 20 Years of experience on the Thai-Burmese border

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1589-1595

  Minetti, A ^a   Camelique, O ^a   Hsa Thaw, K ^a   Thi, S ^a   Swaddiwudhipong, W ^b   Hewison, C ^a   Pinoges, L ^c   Bonnet, M ^c   Guerin, P J ^c  

^a MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^b MAE SOT GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^c EPICENTRE   (France)

Author keywords

Migrants; Refugees; Thailand; Tuberculosis treatment

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; KANAMYCIN; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION MIGRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFUGEE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; THAILAND; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TREND STUDY; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYANMAR; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; REFUGEES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPUTUM; THAILAND; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649351443     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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