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ArticlePublic health action2016

MDR-TB in Puducherry, India: reduction in attrition and turnaround time in the diagnosis and treatment pathway.

H D Shewade, S Govindarajan, P Thekkur, C Palanivel, M Muthaiah, A M V Kumar, V Gupta, B N Sharath, J P Tripathy, K Vivekananda and 1 more

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

H D ShewadeInternational Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) South-East Asia Office, New Delhi, India.
S GovindarajanState TB Cell, Directorate of Health Services, Puducherry, India.
P ThekkurDepartment of Preventive and Social Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India ; Department of Community Medicine, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Puducherry, India.
C PalanivelDepartment of Preventive and Social Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India.
M MuthaiahState TB Cell, Directorate of Health Services, Puducherry, India.
A M V KumarInternational Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) South-East Asia Office, New Delhi, India ; The Union, Paris, France.
V GuptaInternational Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) South-East Asia Office, New Delhi, India ; Department of Community Ophthalmology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
B N SharathDepartment of Community Medicine, Employee's State Insurance Corporation Medical College, Bengaluru, India.
J P TripathyInternational Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) South-East Asia Office, New Delhi, India.
K VivekanandaState TB Cell, Directorate of Health Services, Puducherry, India.
G RoyDepartment of Preventive and Social Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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controldelaysdiagnosismultidrug-resistant tuberculosisoperational researchprevention

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PMID28123961
PMCPMC5176048

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