Effect of depression on treatment adherence among elderly tuberculosis patients: A prospective interventional study

Background: Tuberculosis is a major public health concern, especially in the geriatric age group. Up to one-third of the population with serious medical illness are prone to depression and risk increases with increased severity of underlying illness. Treatment nonadherence is another major concern i...

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Main Authors: Dinesh Panati, Chandra Sekhar Chittooru, Yethi Raju Madarapu, Ananda Krishna Gorantla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-07-01
Series:Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213398423001252