Expenditure Pattern for TB Treatment among Patients Registered in an Urban Government DOTS Program in Chennai City, South India

Background. Tuberculosis (TB) patients registered in the government clinics under the DOTS (Directly Observed Treatment, Short Course) program in Chennai city catering to about 4.3 million population. Objective. To estimate the pattern and overall costs incurred by the new patients (who have never h...

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Main Authors: Ramya Ananthakrishnan, M. Muniyandi, Anita Jeyaraj, Gopal Palani, B. W. C. Sathiyasekaran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Tuberculosis Research and Treatment
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/747924