The identification of risk factors associated with patient and healthcare system delays in the treatment of tuberculosis in Tabriz, Iran

• Main Authors: Mohammad Ebrahimi Kalan (Author), Hassan Yekrang Sis (Author), Vinaya Kelkar (Author), Scott H. Harrison (Author), Gregory D. Goins (Author), Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi (Author), Jian Han (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious health concern, particularly in developing countries. Various delays, such as patient delay (PD) and healthcare system delay (HSD) in the TB process, are exacerbating the disease burden and increasing the rates of transmission and mortality in vario...