Resources and infrastructure for the delivery of antiretroviral therapy at primary health care facilities in the Free State Province, South Africa

Sahara J

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 106-112

  Van Rensburg Bonthuyzen, Ega Janse ^a   Engelbrecht, Michelle ^a   Steyn, Francois ^a   Jacobs, Nandi ^a   Schneider, Helen ^b   Van Rensburg, Dingie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antiretroviral therapy; Infrastructure; Primary health care facilities; Resources

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HEALTH RESOURCES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; NURSES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 54149119539     PISSN: 17290376     EISSN: 18134424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17290376.2008.9724908     Document Type: Article

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