Interventions to reduce tuberculosis mortality and transmission in low- and middle-income countries

Interventions to reduce tuberculosis mortality and transmission in low- and middle-income countries

Tuberculosis is among the top ten causes of global mortality and affects low-income countries in particular. This paper examines, through a literature review, the impact of tuberculosis control measures on tuberculosis mortality and transmission, and constraints to scaling-up. It also provides estim...

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Hauptverfasser: Borgdorff Martien W., Floyd Katherine, Broekmans Jaap F.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: The World Health Organization 2002-01-01
Schriftenreihe:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Schlagworte:
Tuberculosis
Pulmonary/drug therapy
Pulmonary/mortality
Pulmonary/transmission
BCG vaccine/economics
Cost-benefit analysis
Cost of illness
Review literature
United Republic of Tanzania
Viet Nam
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