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Initial loss to follow up of tuberculosis patients in South Africa: perspectives of program managers

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a serious public health problem in South Africa. Initial loss to follow up (LTFU) rates among TB patients are high, varying between 14.9 and 22.5%. From the perspective of patients, documented reasons for this include poor communication between patient and staff...

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Autores principales: Mwansa-Kambafwile, Judith R. M., Jewett, Sara, Chasela, Charles, Ismail, Nazir, Menezes, Colin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7201771/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32375743
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-08739-w