Telecommunications and health care: An HIV/AIDS warmline for communication and consultation in Rakai, Uganda

Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 130-132

  Chang, Larry William ^a   Kagaayi, Joseph ^c   Nakigozi, Gertrude ^c   Galiwango, Ronald ^c   Mulamba, Jeremiah ^c   Ludigo, James ^c   Ruwangula, Andrew ^c   Gray, Ronald H ^d   Quinn, Thomas C ^a,b   Bollinger, Robert C ^a   Reynolds, Steven J ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c RAKAI HEALTH SCIENCES PROGRAM   (Uganda)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; antiretroviral therapy; HIV; hotline; telecommunications

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICS; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEPHONE; UGANDA;

ANTI-HIV AGENTS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOTLINES; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TELECOMMUNICATIONS; UGANDA;

EID: 59049096883     PISSN: 15451097     EISSN: 15570886     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545109708318525     Document Type: Article

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