DOTS improves treatment outcomes and service coverage for tuberculosis in South Ethiopia: a retrospective trend analysis
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>DOTS as a strategy was introduced to the tuberculosis control programme in Southern region of Ethiopia in 1996. The impact of the programme on treatment outcomes and the trend in the service coverage for tuberculosis has not been ass...
Main Authors: | Shargie Estifanos B, Lindtjørn Bernt |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2005-06-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/5/62 |
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