Factors that influence treatment adherence of tuberculosis patients living in Java, Indonesia

Patient Preference and Adherence

Volumn 3, Issue , 2009, Pages 231-238

  Widjanarko, Bagoes ^a   Gompelman, Michelle ^b   Dijkers, Maartje ^c   van der Werf, Marieke J ^c,d  

^a DIPONEGORO UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d KNCV TUBERCULOSIS FOUNDATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adherence; DOTS treatment; Indonesia; Patient knowledge; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958846882     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1177889X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/PPA.S6020     Document Type: Article

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