The use of a monitoring tool to assess counselling and HIV testing in the public health sector in Malawi

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 72-75

  Chimzizi, Rhehab B ^a   Harries, Anthony D ^a   Manda, Eluby ^a   Khonyongwa, Angela ^a   Killam, William P ^b   Salaniponi, Felix M ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malawi)

^b Lilongwe Central Hospital   (Malawi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COUNSELING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALAWI; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD; TUBERCULOSIS;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALAWI; MALE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 20844443454     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0049475054037020     Document Type: Article

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