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STEPS: A Solution for Ensuring Standards of TB Care for Patients Reaching Private Hospitals in India

Shibu Balakrishnan, Rakesh PS, Sunilkumar M, Bhavan Sankar, Rakesh Ramachandran, Ameer KA, Ramani Gopi and Prem Nair
Global Health: Science and Practice June 2021, 9(2):286-295; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-20-00449
Shibu Balakrishnan
aWorld Health Organization, National TB Elimination Program Technical Support Network, Cochin, Kerala, India.
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Rakesh PS
aWorld Health Organization, National TB Elimination Program Technical Support Network, Cochin, Kerala, India.
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  • For correspondence: rakeshrenjini@gmail.com
Sunilkumar M
bState TB Cell, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
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Bhavan Sankar
cIMA END TB Project, Kerala, India.
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Rakesh Ramachandran
dProject JEET, State TB Cell, Kerala, India.
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Ameer KA
eCoalition of Professional Medical Associations for TB Elimination, Kerala, India.
fKerala Institute of Medical Sciences, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
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Ramani Gopi
gInfection Control & STEPS, Renai Medicity, Cochin, Kerala, India.
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Prem Nair
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vol. 9 no. 2 286-295
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-20-00449
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34038380

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Global Health: Science and Practice
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2169-575X
History 
  • Received: August 1, 2020
  • Accepted: March 31, 2021
  • Published online July 1, 2021.

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  1. Shibu Balakrishnana,
  2. Rakesh PSa⇑,
  3. Sunilkumar Mb,
  4. Bhavan Sankarc,
  5. Rakesh Ramachandrand,
  6. Ameer KAe,f,
  7. Ramani Gopig,
  8. Prem Nairh
  1. aWorld Health Organization, National TB Elimination Program Technical Support Network, Cochin, Kerala, India.
  2. bState TB Cell, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
  3. cIMA END TB Project, Kerala, India.
  4. dProject JEET, State TB Cell, Kerala, India.
  5. eCoalition of Professional Medical Associations for TB Elimination, Kerala, India.
  6. fKerala Institute of Medical Sciences, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
  7. gInfection Control & STEPS, Renai Medicity, Cochin, Kerala, India.
  8. hAmrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Cochin, Kerala, India.
  1. Correspondence to PS Rakesh (rakeshrenjini{at}gmail.com).
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Global Health: Science and Practice Jun 2021, 9 (2) 286-295; DOI: 10.9745/GHSP-D-20-00449
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