Treatment outcome of new smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Hamadan, Iran: A registry-based cross-sectional study

Objectives: Treatment outcome of Tuberculosis (TB), as a key determinant to evaluate the effectiveness of TB control program, remains a public health challenge in many developed and developing countries. This study aimed to assess treatment outcomes of new smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB)...

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Main Authors: Salman Khazaei, Jafar Hassanzadeh, Shahab Rezaeian, Ebrahim Ghaderi, Somayeh Khazaei, Abdollah Mohammadian Hafshejani, Hamid Salehiniya, Ali Zahiri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-10-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763816300826