| pubmed-article:9098617 | pubmed:abstractText | Care of the tuberculosis patients is ultimately the responsibility of the community's public health officer-an agent of the executive branch of government with the legal obligation to protect each citizen from life-threatening communicable diseases. Any physician electing to care for a tuberculosis patient becomes accountable for either directly administering each dose of medication to the patient, or assuring that treatment is provided through a competent and responsive health department. | lld:pubmed |
