A taxonomy for community-based care programs focused on HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and care in resource-poor settings

Global Health Action

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Rachlis, Beth ^a   Sodhi, Sumeet ^b,c,d   Burciul, Barry ^c   Orbinski, James ^b,c,e   Cheng, Amy H Y ^b,f   Cole, Donald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c DIGNITAS INTERNATIONAL   (Malawi)

^d UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^e CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL GOVERNANCE INNOVATION   (Canada)

^f ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community based care; Hiv; Resource limited settings; Review; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMMUNITY-BASED CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE-LIMITED SETTINGS; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TAXONOMY; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

COMMUNITY-BASED CARE; HIV; RESOURCE-LIMITED SETTINGS; REVIEW; TAXONOMY;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTHCARE FINANCING; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84879152444     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16549880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/gha.v6i0.20548     Document Type: Review

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