Sustainability of long-term treatment in a rural district: The Lusikisiki model of decentralised HIV/AIDS care

Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine

Volumn , Issue 25, 2006, Pages 17-22

  Ford, Nathan ^a   Reuter, Hermann ^a   Bedelu, Martha ^a   Schneider, Helen ^b   Reuter, Helmuth ^c  

^a MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; DECENTRALIZATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LONG TERM CARE; MORTALITY; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SOUTH AFRICA; SUPPORT GROUP;

EID: 33846456629     PISSN: 16089693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/sajhivmed.v7i4.597     Document Type: Article

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