Performance of revised national tuberculosis control programme (RNTCP) in tribal areas in India

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 141, Issue May, 2015, Pages 624-629

  Muniyandi, M ^a   Rao, V G ^a   Bhat, J ^a   Yadav, R ^a  

^a INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

DOTS; India; Programme performance; RNTCP; Tribal; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE DETECTION RATE; CURE RATE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; PERFORMANCE OF REVISED NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAM; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS; RURAL AREA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIBAL AREA; TUBERCULOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; INDIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; REVISED NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAM; SPUTUM SMEAR; ADULT; AGED; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; FEMALE; MALE; POPULATION GROUP;

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; POPULATION GROUPS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84932109390     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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