Lessons from Africa

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 55, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2010, Pages

  Rabkin, Miriam ^a,b   El Sadr, Wafaa M ^a,b   Mugyenyi, Peter ^c   Ramatlapeng, Mphu K ^d   Cock, Kevin M De ^e  

^a Mailman School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

^b College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^c Joint Clinical Research Center   (United States)

^d Lesotho Ministry of Health and Social Welfare   (United States)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; HIV scale up; Lessons; Program implementation

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; EPIDEMIC; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCALE UP;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649387660     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181fbcb76     Document Type: Review

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