Initiation and adherence to TB treatment in a Pakistani community influenced more by perceptions than by knowledge of tuberculosis
Background: The tuberculosis (TB) literature is written almost entirely from a biomedical perspective, while recent studies show that it is imperative to understand lay perception to determine why people seek treatment and may stop taking treatment. Aims: To investigate knowledge about TB, perceptio...
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| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2013-01-01
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| Series: | The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jacpjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2320-8775;year=2013;volume=1;issue=2;spage=44;epage=49;aulast=Zafar |