Challenges in the provision of ICU services to HIV infected children in resource poor settings: A South African case study

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 226-230

  Jeena, P M ^a   McNally, L M ^b   Stobie, M ^c   Coovadia, H M ^a   Adhikari, M A ^a   Petros, A J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^d GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; COTRIMOXAZOLE; NEVIRAPINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE STUDY; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANCY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORALITY; NONHUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT COUNSELING; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SOUTH AFRICA; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 17444399367     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2003.004010     Document Type: Article

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