The realities of antiretroviral therapy rollout: Overcoming challenges to successful programmatic implementation

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 196, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2007, Pages

  Ojikutu, Bisola ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ECONOMICS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; VIROLOGY;

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 39549087668     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/521123     Document Type: Conference Paper

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