Knowledge, attitudes and practices of private sector providers of tuberculosis care: A scoping review

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1005-1017

  Bell, Carolyn A ^a   Duncan, G ^b   Saini, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Health services; Knowledge, attitudes and practices; Private sector; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; REVIEW; TUBERCULOSIS;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIVATE SECTOR; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 79960384757     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.10.0294     Document Type: Review

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