Treatment outcome of tuberculosis patients under directly observed treatment in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Treatment outcome of tuberculosis patients under directly observed treatment in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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Background: Tuberculosis is one of the leading causes of mortality among infectious diseases worldwide. For effective tuberculosis control, it is a pre-requisite to detect the cases as early as possible, and to ensure that the tuberculosis patients complete their treatment and get cured. However, in...

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Main Authors:	Belete Getahun, Gobena Ameni, Girmay Medhin, Sibhatu Biadgilign
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2013-09-01
Series:	Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867013001487

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