A successful workplace program for voluntary counseling and testing and treatment of HIV/AIDS at Heineken, Rwanda

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 99-106

  Felley, Frank G ^a   Collier, Alizanne C ^a   Richards, Salah C ^a   Van Der Borght, Stefaan F M ^b   Rinke De Wit, Tobias F ^c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Heineken International   (Netherlands)

^c PharmAccess International   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Employee health services; HAART; HIV AIDS; Rwanda

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RWANDA; SEROPREVALENCE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33947533859     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2007.13.1.99     Document Type: Review

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