Nurse led, primary care based antiretroviral treatment versus hospital care: A controlled prospective study in Swaziland

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Humphreys, Ciaran P ^a   Wright, John ^b   Walley, John ^c   Mamvura, Canaan T ^d   Bailey, Kerry A ^a   Ntshalintshali, Sweetness N ^d   West, Robert M ^c   Philip, Aby ^d  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b BRADFORD INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d Good Shepherd Hospital   (Swaziland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL POPULATION; SWAZILAND;

ADULT; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION; SWAZILAND;

EID: 77955212898     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-10-229     Document Type: Article

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