Promoting adherence to tuberculosis treatment
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Promoting adherence to tuberculosis treatment.
Tuberculosis (TB) is a good test of a health system: addressing the problem requires the use of laboratories and Xrays, the input of skilled clinicians, a reliable supply of drugs, the use of health education, the provision of continuity of care as well as good follow-up and information systems. WHO’s DOTS strategy has helped improve outcomes in TB in many ways: new resources have been channell...
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عنوان ژورنال: Bulletin of the World Health Organization
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0042-9686
DOI: 10.2471/blt.06.035568