Impact of HIV treatment scale-up on women's reproductive health care and reproductive rights in Southern Africa

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 52, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Myer, Landon ^a   Akugizibwe, Paula ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa ^*

Author keywords

Antiretroviral therapy; HIV AIDS; Reproductive rights; Southern Africa; Women

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS; SOUTH AFRICA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA, SOUTHERN; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE; REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS;

EID: 70350784125     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181bbc818     Document Type: Conference Paper

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