Intensified scale-up of public-private mix: A systems approach to tuberculosis care and control in India

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 97-104

  Lal, S S ^a   Sahu, S ^a   Wares, F ^a   Lonnroth K ^a   Chauhan, L S ^b   Uplekar, M ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b GOVERNMENT OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

India; PPM; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; INDIA; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM SMEAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; HUMANS; INDIA; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS; SPUTUM; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 78650167855     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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