Integrated tuberculosis and HIV care in a resource-limited setting: Experience from the Martin Preuss centre, Malawi

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1397-1403

  Phiri, S ^a   Khan, P Y ^b   Grant, A D ^b   Gareta, D ^a   Tweya, H ^a   Kalulu, M ^a   Chaweza, T ^a   Mbetewa, L ^c   Kanyerere, H ^d   Weigel, R ^a,e   Feldacker, C ^a,f  

^a LIGHTHOUSE TRUST   (Malawi)

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

^c Lilongwe District Health Office   (Malawi)

^d National TB Control Programme   (Malawi)

^e LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; Health systems; HIV; Integration; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE TREATMENT; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH WORKER; HOSPITAL SECTOR; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LEADERSHIP; PUBLIC ACCESS; STATE ROLE; TRAINING; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; LEADERSHIP; MALAWI; MEDICAL CARE; PREVALENCE; STAFF TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; HEALTH RESOURCES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALAWI; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

LILONGWE; MALAWI;

EID: 80053651872     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2011.02848.x     Document Type: Article

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