Discursive gaps in the implementation of public health policy guidelines in India: The case of HIV testing

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2005-2013

  Sheikh, Kabir ^a   Porter, John ^b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION OF INDIA   (India)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HIV testing; Implementation; India; Interpretive analysis; Policy analysis; Public health guidelines; Public health policy making

Indexed keywords

GUIDELINE; HEALTH MONITORING; HEALTH POLICY; HOSPITAL SECTOR; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; POLICY ANALYSIS; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARTICLE; DISCOURSE ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INDIA; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MANDATORY TESTING; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL SECRECY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SCREENING; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORY-PRACTICE RELATIONSHIP;

DECISION MAKING; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH POLICY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; POLICY MAKING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL ROLE;

INDIA;

EID: 78349311849     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.09.019     Document Type: Article

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