Open AccessTreatment outcomes of patients placed on treatment under directly observed therapy short-course (DOTS)
Author(s) -
Gurpreet Kaur,
Goel Nk,
Dinesh Kumar,
AK Janmeja,
HM Swami,
Meenu Kalia
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/0970-2113.44124
Subject(s) - medicine , short course , tuberculosis , sputum , statistical software , family medicine , surgery , pediatrics , software engineering , pathology , engineering
Tuberculosis continues to be a pressing health problem in India. The Revised National Tuberculosis Programme (RNTCP), an application of Directly Observed Treatment Short-course (DOTS) in India, launched in 1997 needs continuous evaluation.