Holistic care of complicated tuberculosis in healthcare settings with limited resources
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Holistic care of complicated tuberculosis in healthcare settings with limited resources
In recent years, most of the focus on improving the quality of paediatric care in low-income countries has been on improving primary care using the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness, and improving triage and emergency treatment in hospitals aimed at reducing deaths in the first 24 hours. There has been little attention paid to improving the quality of care for children with chronic or ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2017-313095