Cross-referral between HIV counselling and testing centres and smear microscopy centres in Tamil Nadu

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 221-225

  Ramachandran, Rajeswari ^a   Chandrasekaran, V ^a   Muniyandi, M ^a   Jaggarajamma, K ^a   Bagchi, A ^b   Sahu, S ^c  

^a INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c Tamil Nadu State AIDS Control Society   (India)

Author keywords

DMC referrals; Drop outs; HIV; ICTC clients; India; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COUNSELING; DENIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM SMEAR; TUBERCULOSIS; WORK;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMORBIDITY; COUNSELING; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 59549090232     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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