High HIV/AIDS prevalence among health workers requires urgent action

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 108-109

  Shisana, Olive ^a  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BLOOD EXAMINATION; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; NURSE; PREVALENCE; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SAMPLE SIZE; SAMPLING; SOUTH AFRICA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 33847133397     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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