Adapting the DOTS Framework for Tuberculosis Control to the Management of Non-Communicable Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa

Anthony D Harries; Andreas Jahn; Rony Zachariah; Donald Enarson

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0050124

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Adapting the DOTS Framework for Tuberculosis Control to the Management of Non-Communicable Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa

Anthony D Harries ,

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: adharries@malawi.net or adharries@googlemail.com
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Andreas Jahn,
Rony Zachariah,
Donald Enarson

Adapting the DOTS Framework for Tuberculosis Control to the Management of Non-Communicable Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa

Anthony D Harries,
Andreas Jahn,
Rony Zachariah,
Donald Enarson

Published: June 10, 2008
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0050124

About the Authors

Anthony D Harries: *To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: adharries@malawi.net or adharries@googlemail.com
Andreas Jahn
Rony Zachariah
Donald Enarson

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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