Accuracy of Tuberculosis Routine Data and Nurses' Views of the TB-HIV Information System in the Free State, South Africa

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 67-73

  Heunis, Christo ^a   Wouters, Edwin ^a,b   Kigozi, Gladys ^a   Engelbrecht, Michelle ^a   Tsibolane, Yolisa ^c   van der Merwe, Sonja ^c   Motlhanke, Seipati ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^c Free State University   (South Africa)

^d Free State Department of Health   (South Africa)

Author keywords

AIDS; Health information system; HIV; South Africa; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NURSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS;

HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; NURSES; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 79952774255     PISSN: 10553290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jana.2010.06.003     Document Type: Article

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