Food incentives improve adherence to tuberculosis drug treatment among homeless patients in Russia

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 117-122

  Gärden, Bodil ^a   Samarina, Arina ^b   Stavchanskaya, Irina ^c   Alsterlund, Rolf ^d   Övregaard, Amanda ^e   Taganova, Olga ^c   Shpakovskaya, Ludmilla ^f   Zjemkov, Vladimir ^f   Ridell, Malin ^g   Larsson, Lars Olof ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SKÖVDE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Central Hospital ^*  (Russian Federation)

^d CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e UDDEVALLA HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f City Anti Tuberculosis Dispensary   (Russian Federation)

^g UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adherence; Food incentive; Homeless; Tuberculosis drug treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873459208     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2012.01009.x     Document Type: Article

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