Which patients are (not) able to adhere to tuberculosis treatment? A study in a rural area in the northwest part of Turkey

O. Balbay, A. N. Annakkaya, P. Arbak, C. Bilgin, M. Erbas (Duzce, Turkey)

Source: Annual Congress 2005 - Clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic situations in adulthood and childhood in TB
Session: Clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic situations in adulthood and childhood in TB
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2723
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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