Increasing the treatment success rate of tuberculosis in a private hospital through Public-Private Mix (PPM) project

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 143-149

  Park, Jae Seuk ^a  

^a Dankook University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Private sector; Public sector; Treatment; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; KOREA; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NURSE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 79952796026     PISSN: 17383536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4046/trd.2011.70.2.143     Document Type: Article

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