title: Promoting compliance with tuberculosis drug therapy.
abstract: The recent increase in the notifications of tuberculosis infections has focused the attention of healthcare professionals on reasons for the disease's resurgence. This article describes how directly observed therapy and an enlightened approach to health promotion for groups of people perceived as being at risk, could prevent further increases in incidence.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D010349:Patient Compliance; D012307:Risk Factors; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology