Access to antiretroviral treatment in Latin American countries and the Caribbean

AIDS

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2002, Pages

  Chequer, Pedro ^a,b   Cuchí, Paloma ^c   Mazin, Rafael ^c   García Calleja, Jesus M ^a,b  

^a UNAIDS   (Switzerland)

^b PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Antiretroviral therapy; HIV AIDS; Latin America; Policies

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COMMUNITY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; DRUG UTILIZATION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MORTALITY; ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CARIBBEAN REGION; DRUG COSTS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LATIN AMERICA; LEGISLATION, DRUG; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS;

EID: 0036987735     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200212003-00008     Document Type: Review

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