DOTS in primary care units in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Southeastern Brazil Implementación y resultados del DOTS en unidades básicas de salud en la ciudad de Rio de Janeiro, Sureste de Brasil Implementação e resultados do DOTS em unidades básicas de saúde na cidade do Rio de Janeiro

OBJECTIVE: To describe the implantation and the effects of directly-observed treatment short course (DOTS) in primary health care units. METHODS: Interviews were held with the staff of nine municipal health care units (MHU) that provided DOTS in Rio de Janeiro City, Southeastern Brazil, in 2004-2005...

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Main Authors: Vanja Ferreira, Cláudia Brito, Margareth Portela, Claudia Escosteguy, Sheyla Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2011-02-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102011000100005