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TB tracer teams in South Africa: knowledge, practices and challenges of tracing TB patients to improve adherence

BACKGROUND: In 2008–2009 the South African National Tuberculosis (TB) Program (NTP) implemented a national pilot project, the TB Tracer Project, aiming to decrease default rates and improve patient outcomes. The current study aimed to inform the NTP by describing the knowledge, attitudes, and practi...

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Autores principales:	Bristow, Claire C, Podewils, Laura Jean, Bronner, Liza Ellen, Bantubani, Nonkqubela, Walt, Martie van der, Peters, Annatjie, Mametja, David
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2013
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3846832/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24007294 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-801

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