Urban movement and alcohol intake strongly predict defaulting from tuberculosis treatment: an operational study.
BACKGROUND: High levels of defaulting from treatment challenge tuberculosis control in many African cities. We assessed defaulting from tuberculosis treatment in an African urban setting. METHODS: An observational study among adult patients with smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis receiving treatm...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012-01-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3342307?pdf=render |