Recommendations for completing death notification forms in HIV-positive patients

Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine

Volumn , Issue 31, 2008, Pages 33-35

  Smith, Angela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATE; HEALTH STATISTICS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION;

EID: 57449093351     PISSN: 16089693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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