Journal of
Public Health and Epidemiology

  • Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2316
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 683

Full Length Research Paper

Patient knowledge and behavioral factors leading to non-adherence to tuberculosis treatment in Khartoum State, Sudan

Ahmed Osman Ahmed Ali
  • Ahmed Osman Ahmed Ali
  • Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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Martin Hendrik Prins
  • Martin Hendrik Prins
  • Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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  •  Received: 22 August 2016
  •  Accepted: 06 October 2016
  •  Published: 30 November 2016

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