The lost children of universal access–issues in scaling-up HIV testing and counselling

Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 44-55

  Wong, V ^a   Macleod, I ^b   Gilks, C ^a   Higgins, D ^a   Crowley, S ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b UNICEF   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Consent; HIV testing and counselling; VCT

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247143021     PISSN: 17450128     EISSN: 17450136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17450120600700004     Document Type: Article

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