Characteristics of directly observed treatment short-course workers in Taiwan
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Characteristics of directly observed treatment short-course workers in Taiwan.
BACKGROUND Little is known about the characteristics of health workers. The objective of this study was to figure out the characteristics of different types of health workers involved in Directly Observed Treatment Short-course (DOTS) work. METHODS The study comprised of 444 community health workers and 822 potential DOTS workers; the participants attended the training course and completed st...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1726-4901
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcma.2012.08.014