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Determinants of Treatment Adherence Among Smear-Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Southern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Defaulting from treatment remains a challenge for most tuberculosis control programmes. It may increase the risk of drug resistance, relapse, death, and prolonged infectiousness. The aim of this study was to determine factors predicting treatment adherence among smear-positive pulmonary...
Autores principales: | Shargie, Estifanos Biru, Lindtjørn, Bernt |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2007
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1796905/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17298164 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0040037 |
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