| Literature DB >> 12002239 |
Mary Beth Terry1, Moïse Desvarieux, Margaret Short.
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New York City hospitalization rates were analyzed to investigate whether tuberculosis (TB) hospitalizations declined after implementation of directly observed therapy (DOT) for TB. TB hospitalization rates mirrored incidence rates in pattern but not in magnitude. Rates have declined significantly following widespread implementation of DOT in 1993.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12002239 DOI: 10.1086/502039
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol ISSN: 0899-823X Impact factor: 3.254