Effectiveness of involving the private medical sector in the National TB Control Programme in Bangladesh: Evidence from mixed methods

BMJ Open

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Zafar Ullah, Abu Naser ^a   Huque, Rumana ^b   Husain, Ashaque ^c   Akter, Salma ^d   Islam, Akramul ^e   Newell, James Nicholas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

^c National Tuberculosis Control Programme   (Bangladesh)

^d Society for Empowerment Education and Development (SEED)   (Bangladesh)

^e RESEARCH AND EVALUATION DIVISION   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE CONTROL; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENDER; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; SCALE UP; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TUBERCULOSIS; URBAN POPULATION; WORKSHOP;

EID: 84873122029     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001534     Document Type: Article

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