Qualitative research: Is this a missing link to control tuberculosis in Saudi Arabia?

International Journal of Mycobacteriology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 126-127

  Al Hajoj, Sahal ^a   Varghese, Bright ^a  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LEGAL ASPECT; LETTER; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELAPSE; SAUDI ARABIA; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84887213904     PISSN: 22125531     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmyco.2013.06.004     Document Type: Letter

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