Barriers to access to antiretroviral treatment in developing countries: A review

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 904-913

  Posse, Mariana ^a,b   Meheus, Filip ^c   Van Asten, Henri ^b,c   Van Der Ven, Andre ^b   Baltussen, Rob ^b  

^a Catholic University of Mozambique ^*  (Mozambique)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Access; ART; Barriers to health care; Developing countries; HIV AIDS; Review

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; DATABASE; DEVELOPING WORLD; DISEASE TREATMENT; DRUG; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LITERATURE REVIEW;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; POPULATION RESEARCH; REVIEW;

ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS;

EID: 44949258065     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02091.x     Document Type: Review

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