A diagonal approach to building primary healthcare systems in resource-limited settings: Women-centred integration of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, MCH and NCD initiatives

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1426-1431

  Gounder, Celine R ^a   Chaisson, Richard E ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Communicable diseases; Primary health care; Women's health

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MALARIA; MATERNAL WELFARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; TUBERCULOSIS;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; CUIDADOS SANITARIOS EN EMPLAZAMIENTOS POBRES; ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS; ENFERMEDADES NO TRANSMISIBLES; MALADIES NON TRANSMISSIBLES; MALADIES TRANSMISSIBLES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SALUD DE LA MUJER; SANTÉ DES FEMMES; SOINS DE SANTÉ DANS LES PAYS PAUVRES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALARIA; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TUBERCULOSIS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84869817380     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2012.03100.x     Document Type: Editorial

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