Has directly observed treatment improved outcomes for patients with tuberculosis in southern Thailand?
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Directly Observed Therapy and Improved Tuberculosis Treatment Outcomes in Thailand
BACKGROUND The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that tuberculosis (TB) patients receive directly observed therapy (DOT). Randomized controlled trials have not consistently shown that this practice improves TB treatment success rates. In Thailand, one of 22 WHO-designated high burden TB countries, patients may have TB treatment observed by a health care worker (HCW), family member, or ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Tropical Medicine and International Health
سال: 2002
ISSN: 1360-2276,1365-3156
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.2002.00849.x