An evaluation of passive and active approaches to improve tuberculosis notifications in Afghanistan

PLoS ONE

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2016, Pages

  Sanaie, A ^a   Mergenthaler, C ^b   Nasrat, A ^c   Seddiq, M K ^d   Mahmoodi, S D ^d   Stevens, R H ^e   Creswell, J ^b  

^a Anti TB Association Afghanistan   (Afghanistan)

^b Stop TB Partnership   (Switzerland)

^c ACREOD   (Afghanistan)

^d National TB Control Programme   (Afghanistan)

^e Mott McDonald   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; CASE FINDING; CONTACT EXAMINATION; COUGHING; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; SCREENING TEST; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SPUTUM SMEAR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; FAMILY SIZE; MASS SCREENING; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SPUTUM;

AFGHANISTAN; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84991215963     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0163813     Document Type: Article

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