Impact of a daily SMS medication reminder system on tuberculosis treatment outcomes: A randomized controlled trial

PLoS ONE

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2016, Pages

  Mohammed, Shama ^a   Glennerster, Rachel ^b   Khan, Aamir J ^a  

^a Maternal and Child Health   (Pakistan)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAKISTAN; PARALLEL DESIGN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; TEXT MESSAGING; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; METHODOLOGY; REMINDER SYSTEM; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CELL PHONES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MEDICATION SYSTEMS; PAKISTAN; REMINDER SYSTEMS; RESEARCH DESIGN; TEXT MESSAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84994008655     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0162944     Document Type: Article

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