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Burden of non-adherence to latent tuberculosis infection drug therapy and the potential cost-effectiveness of adherence interventions in Canada: a simulation study
OBJECTIVE: Pharmaceutical treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) reduces the risk of progression to active tuberculosis (TB); however, poor adherence tempers the protective effect. We aimed to estimate the health burden of non-adherence, the maximum allowable cost of hypothetical new adhe...
Autores principales: | Patel, Anik R, Campbell, Jonathon R, Sadatsafavi, Mohsen, Marra, Fawziah, Johnston, James C, Smillie, Kirsten, Lester, Richard T |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BMJ Open
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5640098/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28918407 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015108 |
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