HIV Knowledge Improvement Among Nurses in India: Using a Train-the-Trainer Program

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 443-449

  Nyamathi, Adeline ^a   Vatsa, Manju ^a   Khakha, Deepika C ^a   McNeese Smith, Donna ^a   Leake, Barbara ^a   Fahey, John L ^a  

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Author keywords

HIV knowledge; India; nurses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INDIA; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; INSERVICE TRAINING; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES;

EID: 55549118252     PISSN: 10553290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jana.2008.06.001     Document Type: Article

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