Healthcare providers' perspectives on discussing HIV status with infected children

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 293-295

  Myer, Landon ^a   Moodley, Keymanthri ^b   Hendricks, Fahad ^c   Cotton, Mark ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

^d STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 33748124828     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fml004     Document Type: Article

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