National HIV treatment guidelines in Tanzania and Ethiopia: Are they legitimate rationing tools?

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 478-483

  Johansson, Kjell Arne ^a   Jerene, D ^a,b   Norheim, O F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b Arba Minch Hospital   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CHILD; ETHICS; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOLOGY; INTERVIEW; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; STANDARD; TANZANIA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CHILD; ETHICAL ANALYSIS; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; TANZANIA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 55249105518     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2007.021329     Document Type: Review

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