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Directly observed therapy for treating tuberculosis

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) requires at least six months of treatment. If treatment is incomplete, patients may not be cured and drug resistance may develop. Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) is a specific strategy, endorsed by the World Health Organization, to improve adherence by requiring health...

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Autores principales: Karumbi, Jamlick, Garner, Paul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 2015
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4460720/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26022367
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD003343.pub4