AIDS programmes at the workplace: A scoresheet for assessing the quality of services

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 216-220

  London, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

HIV prevention; Occupational health services; Policy; Quality evaluation; Training

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOUTH AFRICA; STAFF; TRAINING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0030017829     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/46.3.216     Document Type: Article

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