Joint tuberculosis/HIV services in Malawi: Progress, challenges and the way forward

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 385-386

  Chimzizi, Rhehab ^a   Harries, Anthony ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malawi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

CHEMOTHERAPY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TREATMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITAL SECTOR; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INTEGRATED APPROACH; TUBERCULOSIS;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIC; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALAWI; MORTALITY; PATIENT COUNSELING; SMEAR; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; MALAWI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 34248195912     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.06.0036665     Document Type: Conference Paper

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