Adapting the DOTS Framework for Tuberculosis Control to the Management of Non-Communicable Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa

Anthony Harries and colleagues discuss how the DOTS paradigm could be adapted for controlling diseases such as diabetes in resource-poor countries.

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Published in:PLoS medicine Vol. 5; no. 6; p. e124
Main Authors: Harries, Anthony D, Jahn, Andreas, Zachariah, Rony, Enarson, Donald
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Public Library of Science 01.06.2008
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Africa South of the Sahara - epidemiology
AIDS
Asthma
Cardiovascular Disorders
Cardiovascular Medicine
Chronic Disease Management
Clinical outcomes
Diabetes
Diabetes and Endocrinology
Disease
Drug therapy
Epilepsy
Evidence-Based Healthcare
Female
Health in Action
HIV
HIV Infection/AIDS
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Hypertension
Infection Control
Infectious Diseases
Male
Medicine in Developing Countries
Morbidity
Mortality
Patients
Population Dynamics
Program Evaluation
Public Health and Epidemiology
Supervision
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis - drug therapy
Tuberculosis - prevention & control
World Health Organization
Africa South of the Sahara
Malawi
Sub-Saharan Africa
Africa
Tuberculosis
World Health Organization
Humans
Infection Control
Africa South of the Sahara
Female
Male
Program Evaluation
Population Dynamics
ISSN:1549-1676, 1549-1277, 1549-1676
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Summary:Anthony Harries and colleagues discuss how the DOTS paradigm could be adapted for controlling diseases such as diabetes in resource-poor countries.
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ISSN:1549-1676
1549-1277
1549-1676
DOI:10.1371/journal.pmed.0050124