The human immunodeficiency virus epidemic: A race against time for millions and the role of flow cytometry. A Caribbean and resource-constrained country perspective

Cytometry Part B - Clinical Cytometry

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 478-481

  Abayomi, Akin ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

ART; Caribbean Barbados; Expanded program; HIV; Infrastructure; Political will; Resource constrained countries

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CENTRAL AMERICA; CHRONICITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EPIDEMIC; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOASSAY; INFECTION PREVENTION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CARIBBEAN REGION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 36049028369     PISSN: 15524949     EISSN: 15524957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cyto.b.20110     Document Type: Review

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