Socioeconomic impact of TB on patients registered within RNTCP and their families in the year 2007 in Chennai, India

Socioeconomic impact of TB on patients registered within RNTCP and their families in the year 2007 in Chennai, India

Background: Tuberculosis patients are registered in government clinics under Directly Observed Treatment Short-course (DOTS) program in Chennai city catering to 4.34 million population. With the entire country geographically covered under the DOTS program, research into socioeconomic impact of TB on...

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Main Authors: Ramya Ananthakrishnan, Anita Jeyaraj, Gopal Palani, B. W. C. Sathiyasekaran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Lung India
Subjects:
Chennai
DOTS
economic impact
social impact
tuberculosis
Online Access:http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2012;volume=29;issue=3;spage=221;epage=226;aulast=Ananthakrishnan

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