A study on the role of mobile phone communication in tuberculosis DOTS treatment

Background: Every year, a lot of Tuberculosis (TB) patients undergo Directly Observed Treatment Short-course (DOTS) in Salem city, one of the high TB districts in South India. Mobile phone usage among these patients and health workers is common. Mobile phone communication has a great potential in TB...

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Main Authors: R Elangovan, S Arulchelvan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Community Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.ijcm.org.in/article.asp?issn=0970-0218;year=2013;volume=38;issue=4;spage=229;epage=233;aulast=Elangovan