Nurse and manager perceptions of nurse initiated and managed antiretroviral therapy (NIMART) implementation in South Africa: A qualitative study

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

  Davies, Natasha Elaine Claire Garai ^a   Homfray, Mike ^b   Venables, Emilie Charlotte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MANAGER; NURSE; NURSING ASSISTANT; PROBLEM SOLVING; RESPONSIBILITY; SOUTH AFRICA; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84888089954     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003840     Document Type: Article

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