Evaluation of the efficiency of patient flow at three HIV clinics in Uganda

AIDS Patient Care and STDs

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 441-446

  Wanyenze, Rhoda K ^a   Wagner, Glenn ^b   Alamo, Stella ^c   Amanyire, Gideon ^d   Ouma, Joseph ^d   Kwarisima, Dalsone ^d   Sunday, Pamella ^c   Wabwire Mangen, Fred ^a   Kamya, Moses ^a,d  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c Reach Out Mbuya Parish HIV/AIDS Initiative   (Uganda)

^d Mulago Mbarara Teaching Hospitals' Joint AIDS Program (MJAP)   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN; UGANDA; VIROTHERAPY; AMBULATORY CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME MANAGEMENT;

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; OFFICE VISITS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; TIME MANAGEMENT; UGANDA;

EID: 77954920925     PISSN: 10872914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/apc.2009.0328     Document Type: Article

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