Treating AIDS: Dilemmas of unequal access in Uganda

Sahara J

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 14-26

  Whyte, Susan Reynolds ^a   Whyte, Michael A ^a   Meinert, Lotte ^b   Kyaddondo, Betty ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c AIDS Information Centre   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Access; AIDS policy; Antiretrovirals; Equity; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; ETHICS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SELECTION; SOCIOLOGY; UGANDA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CHILD; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIOLOGY; UGANDA;

EID: 3943108882     PISSN: 17290376     EISSN: 18134424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17290376.2004.9724823     Document Type: Article

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