What is the preferred place of care at the end of life for HIV/AIDS patients in countries affected by civil war and genocide: The case of Rwanda?

Progress in Palliative Care

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 129-134

  Uwimana, Jeannine ^a,b   Struthers, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA   (Rwanda)

Author keywords

End of life; HIV AIDS patients; Place of care; Rwanda

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENOCIDE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RWANDA; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINAL DISEASE; TREATMENT PLANNING; WAR;

EID: 49749089737     PISSN: 09699260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/096992608X296950     Document Type: Article

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