Delay in health-care-seeking treatment among tuberculosis patients in Japan: what are the implications for control in the era of universal health coverage?
Objectives: To study the trends in and risk factors for patient delay (the time from the onset of symptoms to the initial doctor visit) in pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) using three temporal categories − short (2 weeks to <2 months), medium (2 months to <6 months) and long (≥6 months) − and disc...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific
2020-06-01
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| Series: | Western Pacific Surveillance and Response |
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| Online Access: | https://ojs.wpro.who.int/ojs/index.php/wpsar/article/view/681 |