Public and private providers' quality of care for tuberculosis patients in Kampala, Uganda.

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Published in Int J Tuberc Lung Dis on November 01, 2001

Authors

L Nshuti1, D Neuhauser, J L Johnson, F Adatu, C C Whalen

Author Affiliations

1: Uganda National Tuberculosis/Leprosy Program, Makerere University, Kampala.

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