Tuberculosis treatment
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Tuberculosis treatment
Tuberculosis treatment remains a challenge due to the need to consider, when approaching it, the context of individual and collective health. In addition, social and economic issues have been shown to be variables that need to be considered when it comes to treatment effectiveness. We conducted a critical review of the national and international literature on the treatment of tuberculosis in re...
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عنوان ژورنال: Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1806-3756,1806-3713
DOI: 10.1590/s1806-37562016000000388