Improving access and quality of care in a TB control programme

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 837-840

  Scott, Vera ^a   Azevedo, Virginia ^b   Caldwell, Judy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b Department of Health ^*  (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTRACEPTION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIXED INFECTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; WORKSHOP;

ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; COMORBIDITY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84868298757     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.5469     Document Type: Article

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