Challenges of loss to follow-up in tuberculosis research

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Nissen, Thomas N ^a   Rose, Michala V ^a,b   Kimaro, Godfather ^c   Bygbjerg, Ib C ^b   Mfinanga, Sayoki G ^c   Ravn, Pernille ^a,d  

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c National Institute for Medical Research Muhimbili Centre   (Tanzania)

^d HILLERØD HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; TUBERCULOSIS;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH; HUMANS; INFANT; LOST TO FOLLOW-UP; MALE; TANZANIA; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84863736296     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0040183     Document Type: Article

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