Human rights, mental illness and hiv: The luthando neuropsychiatric hiv clinic in Soweto, South Africa

Health and Human Rights

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Jonsson, Greg ^a   Furin, Jennifer ^b   Jeenah, Fatema ^c   Moosa, M Y ^c   Sivepersad, Reshmi ^c   Kalafatis, Fran ^d   Schoeman, Janine ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Luthando HIV Clinic   (South Africa)

^d BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TREATMENT; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN RIGHTS; MENTAL HEALTH; SOCIAL EXCLUSION;

GAUTENG; SOUTH AFRICA; SOWETO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RIGHTS; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856879528     PISSN: 10790969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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