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How do private practitioners in Pakistan manage children suspected having tuberculosis? A cross sectional study

2020-12-28

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<title>Abstract</title> <p><bold>Background: </bold>In Pakistan, private providers provide a large portion of health care, including for tuberculosis (TB). All TB patients are supposed to be reported to the National Tuberculosis Program (NTP), which provides drugs free of charge in addition to monitoring, supervision, and support. However, diagnosis of TB in children is difficult. We aimed to assess the private h...

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0828384d-a567-54c7-ba45-9fe3359f74b4
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10.21203/rs.3.rs-19948/v4
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