"99DOTS" techno-supervision for tuberculosis treatment – a boon or a bane? Exploring challenges in its implementation at a tertiary centre in Delhi, India

A. Prabhu (New Delhi (Delhi), India), U. Agarwal (New Delhi (Delhi), India), N. Singla (New Delhi (Delhi), India), R. Sarin (New Delhi (Delhi), India), J. Tripathy (New Delhi (Delhi), India), K. Sagili (New Delhi (Delhi), India), P. Thekkur (New Delhi (Delhi), India)

Source: Virtual Congress 2021 – Epidemiological aspects of tuberculosis
Session: Epidemiological aspects of tuberculosis
Session type: E-poster
Number: 2287

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