South African health care providers' recognition of the links between alcohol and hiv in their daily practice: A pilot study

African Journal of Drug and Alcohol Studies

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-14

  Morojele, Neo K ^a   Pithey, Anne L ^a   Kekwaletswe, Connie T ^a   Joubert Wallis, Marie ^b   Pule, Molefe I ^c   Parry, Charles D H ^a,d  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b Face Technologies   (South Africa)

^c Independent Development Trust   (South Africa)

^d STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adherence; Alcohol; Antiretroviral therapy; Health care providers; HIV AIDS; South Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049391570     PISSN: 15314065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajdas.v9i1.61753     Document Type: Article

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