A survey to assess the extent of public-private mix DOTS in the management of tuberculosis in Zambia.

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Published in Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med on March 27, 2015

Authors

Gershom Chongwe1, Nathan Kapata, Mwendaweli Maboshe, Charles Michelo, Olusegun Babaniyi

Author Affiliations

1: University of Zambia, School of Medicine, Department of Public Health. gchongwe@gmail.com.

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