The role of testing and counselling for HIV prevention and care in the era of scaling-up antiretroviral therapy

Epidemics

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 77-82

  Hallett, T B ^a   Dube, S ^a   Cremin, I ^a   Lopman, B ^a   Mahomva, A ^b   Ncube, G ^b   Mugurungi, O ^b   Gregson, S ^a,c   Garnett, G P ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND CHILD CARE   (Zimbabwe)

^c Biomedical Research and Training Institute   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Antiretroviral therapy; HIV; Prevention; Testing and counselling; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONDOM; COUNSELING; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ZIMBABWE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; PSYCHOMETRICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 67649365891     PISSN: 17554365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epidem.2009.02.001     Document Type: Article

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