Exploring the delivery of antiretroviral therapy for symptomatic HIV in Swaziland: Threats to the successful treatment and safety of outpatients attending regional and district clinics

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 52-59

  Armitage, Gerry ^a,b   Hodgson, Ian ^b   Wright, John ^a   Bailey, Kerry ^c   Mkhwana, Estel ^c  

^a BRADFORD ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c Good Shepherd Hospital   (Swaziland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE;

ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; DRUG LABELING; DRUG PACKAGING; DRUG SAFETY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MEDICATION ERROR; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCRIPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SWAZILAND;

EID: 79953767568     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs.2009.034512     Document Type: Article

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