Has the DOTS strategy improved case finding or treatment success? An empirical assessment.

<h4>Background</h4>Nearly fifteen years after the start of WHO's DOTS strategy, tuberculosis remains a major global health problem. Given the lack of empirical evidence that DOTS reduces tuberculosis burden, considerable debate has arisen about its place in the future of global tube...

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Main Authors: Ziad Obermeyer, Jesse Abbott-Klafter, Christopher J L Murray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-03-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/18320042/?tool=EBI