Assessing care for patients with TB/HIV/STI infections in a rural district in Kwazulu-Natal

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 887-890

  Loveday, Marian ^a   Scott, Vera ^b   McLoughlin, Jenny ^c   Amien, Feroza ^b   Zweigenthal, Virginia ^d  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^c TB/HIV Care Association   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RURAL AREA; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUBERCULOSIS;

COMORBIDITY; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 82555182637     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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