The cost of a rapid-test VCT clinic in South Africa

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 12 I, 2005, Pages 968-971

  McConnel, Coline E ^a   Stanley, Nicci ^b   du Plessis, Jo Ann ^b   Pitter, Christian S ^c   Abdulla, Fathima ^b   Coovadia, Hoosen M ^b   Marseille, Elliot ^a   Kahn, James G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; LABORATORY TEST; PATIENT COUNSELING; SOUTH AFRICA; VIRUS DETECTION; VOLUNTARY COUNSELING AND TESTING; VOLUNTARY PROGRAM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIRECT SERVICE COSTS; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 29644435844     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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