The AIDS epidemic and health care infrastructure inadequacies in Africa: A socioeconomic perspective [3]

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 241-242

  Bhargava, Alok ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAMIVUDINE; NEVIRAPINE; STAVUDINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

AFRICA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 25844513547     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.qai.0000168181.76405.16     Document Type: Letter

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