The nursing implications of routine provider-initiated HIV testing and counselling in sub-Saharan Africa: A critical review of new policy guidance from WHO/UNAIDS

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 723-731

  Evans, Catrin ^a   Ndirangu, Eunice ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

HIV testing; Nursing; Policy; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; REVIEW; SERODIAGNOSIS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; COUNSELING; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS;

EID: 62849084291     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2008.11.003     Document Type: Review

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