Pre-treatment loss to follow-up in tuberculosis patients in low- and lower-middle-income countries and high-burden countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis;Pérdida de seguimiento antes del tratamiento de pacientes con tuberculosis en países de ingresos medios y bajos y en países con carga alta: Una revisión sistemática y metanálisis

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 126-138

  MacPherson, Peter ^a   Houben, Rein M G J ^b   Glynn, Judith R ^b   Corbett, Elizabeth L ^b   Kranzer, Katharina ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MASS DISASTER; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PUBLISHING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TUBERCULOSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; LOST TO FOLLOW-UP; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84893365317     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.13.124800     Document Type: Article

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