"Treatment is of primary importance, and social assistance is secondary": A qualitative study on the organisation of tuberculosis (TB) care and patients' experience of starting and staying on TB treatment in Riga, Latvia

BACKGROUND: Vulnerable individuals with tuberculosis (TB) struggle to access and stay on treatment. While patient-related and social barriers to TB treatment adherence are well documented, less is known about how the organisation and delivery of TB care influences adherence behaviour. AIM: To examin...

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Autores principales: Kielmann, Karina, Vidal, Nicole, Riekstina, Vija, Krutikov, Maria, van der Werf, Marieke J., Biraua, Evita, Duric, Predrag, Moore, David A. J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6192559/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30332406
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0203937

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