Quality of tuberculosis care in India: A systematic review

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 751-763

  Satyanarayana, S ^a,b   Subbaraman, R ^c,d   Shete, P ^e,f   Gore, G ^g   Das, J ^h   Cattamanchi, A ^e,f   Mayer, K ⁱ   Menzies, D ^j   Harries, A D ^b,k   Hopewell, P ^e,f   Pai, M ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Partners for Urban Knowledge Action and Research (PUKAR)   (India)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^h WORLD BANK   (United States)

ⁱ BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^j MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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

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Author keywords

India; International standards for TB care; Quality of care; TB

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INDIA; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MEDICATION ERROR; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SELF REPORT; SPUTUM SMEAR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; MICROBIOLOGY; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; SPUTUM; STANDARDS; TUBERCULOSIS;

HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDIA; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84930808786     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: 18157920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.15.0186     Document Type: Article

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