Commentary: Trade-offs in scaling up HIV treatment in South Africa

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 99-101

  Cleary, Susan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; SOUTH AFRICA;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 77249091707     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czp068     Document Type: Note

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