Tuberculosis is the most important infectious cause of adult deaths after HIV/AIDS in low- and middle-income countries. This paper evaluates the economic benefits of extending the World Health Organization's DOTS Strategy (a multi-component approach that includes directly observed treatment, short course chemotherapy and several other components) as proposed in the Global Plan to Stop TB, 2006-2015. The authors use a model-based approach that combines...
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تفاصيل
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2007/8/01
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ورقة عمل خاصة ببحوث السياسات
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WPS4295
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2010/7/01
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Disclosed
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Economic benefit of tuberculosis control
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gdp growth rate