A brief history of South Africa's response to AIDS

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 249-251

  Simelela, N P ^a   Venter, W D F ^b  

^a National Department of Health   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

AIDS response; HIV; Manto; Mbeki; Millenium development goals

Indexed keywords

NEVIRAPINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORTALITY; PROPHYLAXIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84894716504     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.7700     Document Type: Article

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