939Electronic Mail (email) Reminders as an Alternative to Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) for the Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) using 12 weeks of Rifapentine and INH (R plus I) for Healthcare Workers (HCWs)
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Observed Therapy (DOT) for the Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) using 12 weeks of Rifapentine and INH (R plus I) for Healthcare Workers (HCWs) Sherard N.J. Lacaille, MBBS; Maria Del-Castillo-Garcia, MD; Anabella LuccaBianchi, MD; Sejal M. Morjaria, MD; Paola M. Palomino-Guillen, MD; Cynthia Eisenstein, RN; Susan Murillo, PharmD; Susan K. Seo, MD; Arthur E. Brown, MD; William J. Schneider, MD MPH; Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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تاریخ انتشار 2014