Universal antiretroviral treatment: The challenge of human resources

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 951-952

  Bärnighausen, Till ^a   Bloom, David E ^a   Humair, Salal ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

DISEASE TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN RESOURCE;

ARTICLE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SCALE UP; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS;

EID: 78649776913     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.09.073890     Document Type: Article

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