Durations and Delays in Care Seeking, Diagnosis and Treatment Initiation in Uncomplicated Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Mumbai, India

BACKGROUND: Timely diagnosis and treatment initiation are critical to reduce the chain of transmission of Tuberculosis (TB) in places like Mumbai, where almost 60% of the inhabitants reside in overcrowded slums. This study documents the pathway from the onset of symptoms suggestive of TB to initiati...

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Autores principales: Mistry, Nerges, Rangan, Sheela, Dholakia, Yatin, Lobo, Eunice, Shah, Shimoni, Patil, Akshaya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4809508/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27018589
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0152287

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4809508/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27018589
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0152287

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