Compliance for Latent Tuberculosis Infection Treatment among Incoming Refugees at Jefferson Center for Refugee Health
| Study Title: |
Compliance for Latent Tuberculosis Infection Treatment among Incoming Refugees at Jefferson Center for Refugee Health
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| Study Aims: |
To assess rates of completion of treatment of Latent Tuberculosis in the refugee population
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| Study Methods: |
Retrospective chart review
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| Focus: |
General Health
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| Community: |
Bhutanese, Burmese, Iraqi, and All refugee populationss. Primarily Burmese, Bhutanese, and Iraqi refugees, and other groups
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| Timeline: |
2013
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| Summary of Recommendations: |
Assess barriers to compliance and health access to refugees in Philadelphia
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| Researchers: |
Elizabeth Bates, Marc Altshuler MD, Kevin Scott MD
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| Contact: |
eliza.bates@gmail.com
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| Affiliation: |
Jefferson Family Medicine Department
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Poster-Compliance for Latent Tuberculosis Infection Treatment among Incoming Refugees at Jefferson Center for Refugee Health
