Alcohol use disorders (AUD) among tuberculosis patients: a study from Chennai, South India.

BACKGROUND: Alcohol Use Disorders (AUDs) among tuberculosis (TB) patients are associated with nonadherence and poor treatment outcomes. Studies from Tuberculosis Research Centre (TRC), Chennai have reported that alcoholism has been one of the major reasons for default and mortality in under the DOTS...

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Main Authors: Mohanarani Suhadev, Beena E Thomas, M Raja Sakthivel, P Murugesan, V Chandrasekaran, Niruparani Charles, R Durga, M Auxilia, Trini A Mathew, Fraser Wares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3096635?pdf=render