Comparing tuberculosis management under public and private healthcare providers: Victoria, Australia, 2002–2015

Comparing tuberculosis management under public and private healthcare providers: Victoria, Australia, 2002–2015

Abstract Background Private healthcare providers are important to tuberculosis (TB) management globally, although internationally there are reports of suboptimal management and disparities in treatment commencement in the private sector. We compared the management of TB patients receiving private ve...

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Main Authors: Katie D. Dale, Ee Laine Tay, James M. Trauer, Peter G. Trevan, Justin T. Denholm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Private sector
Public sector
Time-to-treatment
Delayed diagnosis
Patient care
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-017-2421-x

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