Applied Nursing Research
Volume 20, Issue 4 , Pages 164-170 , November 2007

Characteristics of anti-tuberculosis medication adherence in South Africa

  • Patricia A. McInerney, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban 4004, South Africa
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  • Patrice K. Nicholas, RN, MPH, DNSc, ANP

      Affiliations

    • Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of Social Medicine and Health Inequalities and Center for Nursing Excellence, Boston, MA 02120 and MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA 02129, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 617 726 1872; fax: +1 617 724 6321.
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  • Dean Wantland, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of California–San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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  • Inge B. Corless, RN, PhD, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of Social Medicine and Health Inequalities and Center for Nursing Excellence, Boston, MA 02120 and MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA 02129, USA
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  • Busisiwe Ncama, RN, MSN

      Affiliations

    • University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban 4004, South Africa
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  • Busisiwe Bhengu, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban 4004, South Africa
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  • Chris A. McGibbon, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of New Brunswick, NB E385A3, Canada
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  • Sheila M. Davis, RN, MSN

      Affiliations

    • Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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  • Donna M. Gallagher, RN, MSN, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • New England AIDS Education and Training, Boston, MA, USA

Received 12 July 2005 ,Revised 23 March 2006 ,Accepted 26 June 2006.

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PII: S0897-1897(07)00097-3

doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2006.06.006

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 20, Issue 4 , Pages 164-170 , November 2007

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