The role of pharmacists in HIV/STD prevention: Evaluation of an STD syndromic management intervention in Nepal

AIDS, Supplement

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages

  Tuladhar, Sidhartha Man ^a   Mills, Stephen ^b   Acharya, Sanjaya ^a   Pradhan, Mahesh ^c   Pollock, Joy ^b   Dallabetta, Gina ^b  

^a New ERA   (Nepal)

^b FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c Nepal Chemists and Druggists Assoc   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Evaluation; HIV AIDS STD; Nepal; Pharmacists; Simulated client; Syndromic approach

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONDOM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NEPAL; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; URETHRITIS;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CASE MANAGEMENT; CONDOMS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; NEPAL; PHARMACISTS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 0031658436     PISSN: 13502840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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