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Patient Characteristics Associated with Tuberculosis Treatment Default: A Cohort Study in a High-Incidence Area of Lima, Peru
BACKGROUND: Although tuberculosis (TB) is usually curable with antibiotics, poor adherence to medication can lead to increased transmission, drug resistance, and death. Prior research has shown several factors to be associated with poor adherence, but this problem remains a substantial barrier to gl...
Autores principales: | Lackey, Brian, Seas, Carlos, Van der Stuyft, Patrick, Otero, Larissa |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4457855/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26046766 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0128541 |
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