Private providers and HIV testing in Pune, India: Challenges and opportunities

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 757-766

  Sheikh, Kabir ^a,b   Rangan, Sheela ^a   Kielmann, Karina ^b   Deshpande, Sucheta ^a   Datye, Vinita ^a   Porter, John ^b  

^a Maharashtra Association of Anthropological Sciences   (India)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENTIALITY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; SCREENING TEST; URBAN POPULATION;

AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; PRIVATE SECTOR; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 23444432677     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120412331336742     Document Type: Article

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