Differences between Risk Factors Associated with Tuberculosis Treatment Abandonment and Mortality

Differences between Risk Factors Associated with Tuberculosis Treatment Abandonment and Mortality

Objectives. To identify the risk factors that were associated with abandonment of treatment and mortality in tuberculosis (TB) patients. Methods. This study was a retrospective longitudinal cohort study involving tuberculosis patients treated between 2002 and 2008 in a TB reference center. Results....

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Main Authors: Nathália Mota de Faria Gomes, Meire Cardoso da Mota Bastos, Renata Magliano Marins, Aline Alves Barbosa, Luiz Clóvis Parente Soares, Annelise Maria de Oliveira Wilken de Abreu, João Tadeu Damian Souto Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Pulmonary Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/546106

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