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Original Articles

Tuberculosis patients' reasons for defaulting on tuberculosis treatment: a need for a practical patient-centred approach to tuberculosis management in primary health care

, MBBCh, DTM&H, MMed(FamMed), FACTM (Senior Specialist)

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