Steps on the critical path: Arresting HIV/AIDS in developing countries

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue , 2004, Pages 014-016

  Gerberding, Julie ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIARRHEA; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALARIA; SHORT SURVEY; SIDE EFFECT; TUBERCULOSIS; AFRICA; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; PUBLIC RELATIONS;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 15744386621     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0010010     Document Type: Short Survey

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