All we need to know in public health we can learn from tuberculosis care: Lessons for non-communicable disease

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 429-430

  Seita, Akihiro ^a   Harries, Anthony D ^b,c  

^a United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East   (Jordan)

^b INTERNATIONAL UNION AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE   (France)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84875412643     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.13.0009     Document Type: Editorial

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