Adapting the DOTS Framework for Tuberculosis Control to the Management of Non-Communicable Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa
Open Access
- 10 June 2008
- journal article
- Published by Public Library of Science (PLoS) in PLoS Medicine
- Vol. 5 (6) , e124
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0050124
Abstract
Anthony Harries and colleagues discuss how the DOTS paradigm could be adapted for controlling diseases such as diabetes in resource-poor countries.Keywords
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