Notification of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis cases and treatment outcomes in the private sector

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1126-

  Atre, Sachin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUNE   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; EXTENSIVELY DRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INDIA; INFECTION RISK; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LETTER; MORTALITY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS; POPULATION RISK; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT;

DISEASE NOTIFICATION; HUMANS; PRIVATE SECTOR; TREATMENT FAILURE; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT;

EID: 84939161560     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: 18157920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.15.0365     Document Type: Letter

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