Antiretroviral Treatment and Follow-up of HIV-Infected Patients by Health Care Providers in South African Public Primary Health Care

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 417-428

  Ruud, Karine W ^a   Toverud, Else Lydia ^a   Radloff, Sarah ^a   Srinivas, Sunitha C ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

ART program; HIV; Primary health care; Resource constrained settings; South Africa; Treatment follow up

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 77955915200     PISSN: 10553290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jana.2009.12.003     Document Type: Article

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