Using hospital auxiliary worker and 24-h TB services as potential tools to overcome in-hospital TB delays: a quasi-experimental study
Abstract Background In-hospital logistic management barriers (LMB) are considered to be important risk factors for delays in TB diagnosis and treatment initiation (TB-dt), which perpetuates TB transmission and the development of TB morbidity and mortality. We assessed the contribution of hospital au...
Main Authors: | Miguelhete Lisboa, Inês Fronteira, Paul H. Mason, Maria do Rosário O. Martins |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-04-01
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Series: | Human Resources for Health |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12960-020-0457-2 |
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