Does watching patients take their TB drugs improve treatment cure and completion? Evidence update - Summary of a Cochrane Review

International Public Health, LSTM (2006) Does watching patients take their TB drugs improve treatment cure and completion? Evidence update - Summary of a Cochrane Review. Liverpool, Effective Health Care Research Consortium, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.

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Abstract

Cure and completion is similar whether patients are directly observed or take the treatment themselves.

Item Type:	Other
Corporate Authors:	Effective Health Care Research Consortium
Additional Information:	Produced by the Effective Health Care Research Programme Consortium (www.liv.ac.uk/evidence), Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, supported by the Department for International Development UK; and the Australasian Cochrane Centre. Adapted from Volmink J, Garner P. Directly observed therapy for treating tuberculosis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2006, Issue 2. Art. No.: CD003343.pub2 Evidence Update published in June 2006.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Cochrane Review CD003343, Patients, Treatment, Tuberculosis, Evidence Update
Subjects:	W General Medicine. Health Professions > Health Services. Patients and Patient Advocacy > W 85 Patients. Attitude and compliance WB Practice of Medicine > Therapeutics > WB 340 Drug Administration WF Respiratory System > Tuberculosis > WF 200 Tuberculosis (General) WF Respiratory System > Tuberculosis > WF 360 Drug therapy
Faculty: Department:	Clinical Sciences & International Health > International Public Health Department
Depositing User:	Martin Chapman
Date Deposited:	06 Sep 2010 13:57
Last Modified:	19 Feb 2025 10:56
URI:	https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/1392

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