Commentary: HIV testing in low- and middle-income countries: An urgent need for scaling up

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 17-21

  Laurent, Christian ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

diagnosis; HIV; low and middle income countries; testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CAPACITY BUILDING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; MALE; PROCEDURES; SERODIAGNOSIS; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; CAPACITY BUILDING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84873971992     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: 1745655X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jphp.2012.67     Document Type: Review

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