Public policies and the orphans of AIDS in Africa

British Medical Journal

Volumn 326, Issue 7403, 2003, Pages 1387-1389

  Bhargava, Alok ^a   Bigombe, Betty ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD WELFARE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MATERNAL WELFARE; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; UGANDA;

EID: 0037898978     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.326.7403.1387     Document Type: Review

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