A critique of the financial requirements to fight HIV/AIDS

The Lancet

Volumn 372, Issue 9635, 2008, Pages 333-336

  Gordon, John Guertin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS;

EID: 47649086025     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61117-4     Document Type: Note

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