Improving hospital care for young children in the context of HIV/AIDS and poverty

Journal of Child Health Care

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 198-211

  Richter, Linda ^a,b   Chandan, Upjeet ^a   Rochat, Tamsen ^a,b  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS epidemic; Nurse family relationships; Paediatric; Palliative care; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RELATION; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; NURSING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PEDIATRICS; PILOT STUDY; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICA; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PEDIATRICS; PILOT PROJECTS; POVERTY; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 77952503711     PISSN: 13674935     EISSN: 17412889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367493509336680     Document Type: Article

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