Barriers and Facilitators to Timely Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in Children and Adolescents in Karachi, Pakistan

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Sara Siddiqui · Harvard University

Maria Jaswal · Vital Pakistan Trust

Amyn A. Malik · Southwestern Medical Center

M Omar · Indus Hospital

Iraj Batool · Indus Hospital

Ammad Fahim · Indus Hospital

Hannah Gilbert · Harvard University

Abstract

Interventions that overcome financial barriers and strategies that enhance the capacity of private sector general physicians are necessary to reduce delays in TB diagnosis and treatment initiation for children and adolescents.

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Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections Respiratory viral infections research

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Published in: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volume 22, Issue 10, pp. 1477-1477

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph22101477

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Barriers and Facilitators to Timely Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in Children and Adolescents in Karachi, Pakistan

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