Direct observation of tuberculosis treatment did not promote higher cure rates than self administered treatment
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DOT or not? Direct observation of anti-tuberculosis treatment and patient outcomes, Kerala State, India.
SETTING The Pathanamthittha District of Kerala State, India, where the directly observed treatment, short-course (DOTS) programme was started in October 1994. OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency with which direct observation actually occurred within a district-level DOTS programme, and the association of treatment observation with treatment outcome under programme conditions. DESIGN This r...
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عنوان ژورنال: Evidence-Based Medicine
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1356-5524
DOI: 10.1136/ebm.6.5.142