Barriers to initiation of pediatric HIV treatment in Uganda: A mixed-method study

AIDS Research and Treatment

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Boender, T Sonia ^a,b   Sigaloff, Kim C E ^a,b   Kayiwa, Joshua ^c   Musiime, Victor ^c   Calis, Job C J ^d   Hamers, Raph L ^a,b   Nakatudde, Lillian Katumba ^c   Khauda, Elizabeth ^c   Mukuye, Andrew ^c   Ditai, James ^c   Geelen, Sibyl P ^e   Mugyenyi, Peter ^c   Rinke De Wit, Tobias F ^a,b   Kityo, Cissy ^c  

^a PharmAccess Foundation   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c JOINT CLINICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Uganda)

^d EMMA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84872460833     PISSN: 20901240     EISSN: 20901259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/817506     Document Type: Article

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