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From DOTS to the Stop TB Strategy: DOTS coverage and trend of tuberculosis notification in Ebonyi, southeastern Nigeria, 1998-2009

BACKGROUND: Nigeria ranks fourth among the 22 high tuberculosis (TB) burden countries. The estimated incidence of all TB cases in 2009 was 311/100,000 population. Since the implementation of DOTS in Ebonyi state, southeast Nigeria, the epidemiology of TB in the region has not been documented. Theref...

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Autores principales: Ukwaja, Kingsley, Alobu, Isaac, Ifebunandu, Ngozi, Osakwe, Chijioke, Igwenyi, Chika
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3215534/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22145056