Enhancing the management of cross-regional transfer of floating Tuberculosis cases by active follow-up and communication

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 577-582

  Zhu, Minmin ^a,b   Wang, Jian ^b   Dib, Hassan H ^c,d   Wang, Zengzhen ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Shenzhen Nanshan Center for Chronic Disease Control   (China)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^d Medicose Health Net Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVENTION STUDY; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHINA; COMMUNICATION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT TRANSFER; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 84864530105     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckr154     Document Type: Article

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