DOTS in primary care units in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Southeastern Brazil Implementación y resultados del DOTS en unidades básicas de salud en la ciudad de Rio de Janeiro, Sureste de Brasil Implementação e resultados do DOTS em unidades básicas de saúde na cidade do Rio de Janeiro

• Main Authors: Vanja Ferreira (Author), Cláudia Brito (Author), Margareth Portela (Author), Claudia Escosteguy (Author), Sheyla Lima (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To describe the implantation and the effects of directly-observed treatment short course (DOTS) in primary health care units. METHODS: Interviews were held with the staff of nine municipal health care units (MHU) that provided DOTS in Rio de Janeiro City, Southeastern Brazil, in 2004-2005...