Ten years' experience of directly observed treatment short-course (DOTS) in Gambella Regional State, Ethiopia: An evaluation of tuberculosis control program
Background: World Health Organization (WHO) declared tuberculosis (TB) as a global public health emergency and recommended DOTS as a standard strategy for controlling the disease. TB is one of the major causes of infectious diseases in the world, and 25% of all avoidable deaths in developing countri...
Main Authors: | Solomon Sisay, Belete Mengistu, Woldargay Erku, Desalegne Woldeyohannes |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2016-01-01
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Series: | International Journal of Mycobacteriology |
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Online Access: | http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2016;volume=5;issue=5;spage=117;epage=118;aulast=Sisay |
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