Operational research in HIV priority areas: the African way

The Lancet

Volumn 376, Issue 9734, 2010, Pages 4-6

  Boyd, Mark A ^a   Nwizu, Chidi A ^b  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS;

EID: 77954708166     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60972-5     Document Type: Note

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