ROLES OF PUBLIC HEALTH CENTERS (HOKENJO) IN TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL IN JAPAN

Public health centers (PHCs, hokenjo in Japanese) are local government authorities responsible for public health in Japan. PHCs have an important role in tuberculosis (TB) control. Typically, their responsibilities include 1) the recommendation to admit infectious TB patients to an isolation ward, 2...

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Main Authors: KATSUDA, NOBUYUKI, HIROSAWA, TOMOYA, REYER, JOSHUA A, HAMAJIMA, NOBUYUKI
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nagoya University 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4361504/