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Default from tuberculosis treatment in Tashkent, Uzbekistan; Who are these defaulters and why do they default?

BACKGROUND: In Tashkent (Uzbekistan), TB treatment is provided in accordance with the DOTS strategy. Of 1087 pulmonary TB patients started on treatment in 2005, 228 (21%) defaulted. This study investigates who the defaulters in Tashkent are, when they default and why they default. METHODS: We review...

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Autores principales: Hasker, Epco, Khodjikhanov, Maksad, Usarova, Shakhnoz, Asamidinov, Umid, Yuldashova, Umida, Werf, Marieke J van der, Uzakova, Gulnoz, Veen, Jaap
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2492865/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18647400
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-8-97