Assessment Of Health Status of Successfully Treated Category I Patients Under RNTCP Program, Five Years After Treatment Completion - A Retrospective Cohort Study from A Coastal District of India

• Main Authors: Kirthinath Ballal (Author), Muralidhar M Kulkarni (Author), Pawan Kumar (Author), Surekha Bhat Malpe (Author), Mohan K Papanna (Author), Chythra R Rao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Medsci Publications, 2016-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Tuberculosis remains a major public health problem worldwide and also in India. Inspite of RNTCP being a comprehensive programme for effective management and control of tuberculosis, efficacy of DOTS regimen is questioned by private practitioners. Methods: A retrospective cohort study wa...