Integrating tuberculosis and HIV services in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 199-211

  Legido Quigley, Helena ^a   Montgomery, Catherine M ^a   Khan, Palwasha ^a   Atun, Rifat ^b   Fakoya, Ade ^c   Getahun, Haileyesus ^d   Grant, Alison D ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c AIDS Alliance and Evidence for Action Consortium ^*  (China)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

HIV services; Integration; Low and middle income countries; Systematic review; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; ISONIAZID;

BIBLIOGRAPHY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATABASE; DISEASE TREATMENT; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LITERATURE REVIEW; LOW INCOME POPULATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SERVICE PROVISION; TUBERCULOSIS;

ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMBASE; HEALTH SERVICE; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCOME; INFECTION CONTROL; INTEGRATION; MEDLINE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; REVIEW; STAFF TRAINING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84872698280     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12029     Document Type: Review

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