Language discordance between tuberculosis patients and healthcare providers challenging universal access

Dorothy Nakiwala¹, Lusha Kellgren², Christian Herzmann³, Ioana D Olaru³, Mike Brown^{2

4}, Rashida Ferrand¹, Palwasha Khan¹, Katharina Kranzer^{5

6}

Affiliations

¹ London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
² North Central London South Hub TB Clinic, Whittington Health, London, UK.
³ Center for Clinical Studies, Research Center Borstel, Borstel, Germany.
⁴ Hospital for Tropical Diseases, University College London Hospital, London, UK.
⁵ London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK katharina.kranzer@lshtm.ac.uk.
⁶ National Mycobacterium Reference Laboratory, Research Center Borstel, Borstel, Germany.

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Dorothy Nakiwala et al. Eur Respir J. 2017.

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. 2017 Apr 19;49(4):1700116.

doi: 10.1183/13993003.00116-2017. Print 2017 Apr.

Dorothy Nakiwala¹, Lusha Kellgren², Christian Herzmann³, Ioana D Olaru³, Mike Brown^{2

4}, Rashida Ferrand¹, Palwasha Khan¹, Katharina Kranzer^{5

6}

¹ London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
² North Central London South Hub TB Clinic, Whittington Health, London, UK.
³ Center for Clinical Studies, Research Center Borstel, Borstel, Germany.
⁴ Hospital for Tropical Diseases, University College London Hospital, London, UK.
⁵ London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK katharina.kranzer@lshtm.ac.uk.
⁶ National Mycobacterium Reference Laboratory, Research Center Borstel, Borstel, Germany.

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Conflict of interest: None declared.

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