Scaling up HIV/AIDS and joint HIV-TB services in Malawi

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 582-584

  Chimzizi, R ^a   Harries, Anthony D ^b,c,e   Gausi, F ^a   Golombe, C ^a   Manda, E ^a   Khonyongwa, A ^a   Salaniponi, F M ^a   Libamba, E ^b   Schouten, E J ^b   Mwansambo, A ^d   Mpazanje, R ^b  

^a National Tuberculosis Control Programme Malawi   (Malawi)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malawi)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d National AIDS Commission   (Malawi)

^e Malawi Country Office   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Antiretroviral therapy; Counselling and HIV testing; HIV AIDS; Malawi; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCALE UP; TUBERCULOSIS;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; COUNSELING; HEALTH SERVICES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALAWI; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 20844445117     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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