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The social context of tuberculosis treatment in urban risk groups in the United Kingdom: a qualitative interview study

Author(s) -

Gillian Craig,

Alimuddin Zumla

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2015.01.007

Subject(s) - qualitative research , entitlement (fair division) , context (archaeology) , medicine , social support , tuberculosis , health care , family medicine , psychology , social psychology , sociology , political science , paleontology , social science , mathematics , mathematical economics , pathology , law , biology

There is scant qualitative research into the experiences of tuberculosis (TB) treatment in urban risk groups with complex health and social needs in the UK. This study aimed to describe the social context of adherence to treatment in marginalized groups attending a major TB centre in London.

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