The voluntary HIV counselling and testing service in Kenema District, Sierra Leone, 2004-2006: A descriptive study

BMC International Health and Human Rights

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Kouyoumdjian, Fiona G ^a   Seisay, Alhassan L ^b   Kargbo, Brima ^c   Khan, Sheik H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c National HIV/AIDS Secretariat   (Sierra Leone)

^d Kenema Government Hospital   (Sierra Leone)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 77950466198     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-698X-10-4     Document Type: Article

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