HIV testing and antiretroviral therapy in government and mission hospitals in Malawi: 2002 - 2007

Malawi Medical Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Kamoto, Kelita ^a   Makombe, Simon D ^a   Nkhata, Amon ^a   Jahn, Andreas ^b,c   Moses, Philip ^a,d   Schouten, Erik J ^a,e   Harries, Anthony D ^a,d,f  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malawi)

^b LIGHTHOUSE TRUST   (Malawi)

^c International Training and Education Center on HIV   (United States)

^d FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^e Management Sciences for Health   (Malawi)

^f LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COUNSELING; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALAWI; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STATISTICS;

ANTI-HIV AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; COUNSELING; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HOSPITALS, RELIGIOUS; HUMANS; MALAWI;

EID: 70350157265     PISSN: 19957262     EISSN: 19957270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/mmj.v20i1.10947     Document Type: Article

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