Clinical consequences of non-compliance with directly observed therapy short course (DOTS): Story of a recurrent defaulter

Clinical consequences of non-compliance with directly observed therapy short course (DOTS): Story of a recurrent defaulter

In 1993, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared tuberculosis (TB) a global emergency, and subsequently introduced the directly observed therapy short course (DOTS) strategy, a technical and management package, based on the earlier work of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung D...

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Main Authors: Liaqat Ali Chaudhry, Marwan Zamzami, Shugaa Aldin, Jiri Pazdirek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
Subjects:
Non-Compliance
Defaulters
DOTS (directly observed therapy short course)
NTBCP (National Tuberculosis Control Program)
ADL (activities of daily life)
Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2012;volume=1;issue=2;spage=99;epage=103;aulast=Chaudhry

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