Uganda's new national laboratory sample transport system: A successful model for improving access to diagnostic services for early infant HIV diagnosis and other programs

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

  Kiyaga, Charles ^a   Sendagire, Hakim ^a,b   Joseph, Eleanor ^c   McConnell, Ian ^c   Grosz, Jeff ^c   Narayan, Vijay ^c   Esiru, Godfrey ^a   Elyanu, Peter ^a   Akol, Zainab ^a   Kirungi, Wilford ^a   Musinguzi, Joshua ^a   Opio, Alex ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c CLINTON HEALTH ACCESS INITIATIVE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DRIED BLOOD SPOT TESTING; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; MASS SCREENING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION; TRANSPORTATION; UGANDA;

EID: 84893613343     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0078609     Document Type: Article

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