Do private doctors follow national guidelines for managing pulmonary tuberculosis in Pakistan?

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Published in East Mediterr Health J on July 01, 2003

Authors

S K Shah1, H Sadiq, M Khalil, A Noor, G Rasheed, S M Shah, N Ahmad

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1: National Tuberculosis Control Programme, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

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