Patient Adherence to Tuberculosis Treatment: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Research

Journal Article

2007

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http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14780
 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0040238
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Authors
Munro, Salla A
Lewin, Simon A
Smith, Helen J
Engel, Mark E
Fretheim, Atle
Volmink, Jimmy
Journal Title

PLOS Medicince

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http://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine
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Volume Title
Publisher

Public Library of Science

Publisher

University of Cape Town

Department
Primary Health Care Directorate
Faculty
Faculty of Health Sciences
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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Abstract
From a systematic review of qualitative research, Munro and coauthors found that a range of interacting factors can lead to patients deciding not to complete their course of tuberculosis treatment.
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Keywords
Tuberculosis
Drug therapy
Qualitative studies
Database searching
Behavioral and social aspects of health
Behavior
Systematic reviews
Tuberculosis drug discovery

Reference:

Munro, S. A., Lewin, S. A., Smith, H. J., Engel, M. E., Fretheim, A., & Volmink, J. (2007). Patient adherence to tuberculosis treatment: a systematic review of qualitative research. PLoS Med, 4(7), e238. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0040238

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