Provider-Initiated HIV Testing and Counselling for Children

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Davies, Mary Ann ^a   Kalk, Emma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COUNSELING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HIV TEST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MORTALITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; CHILD; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIV INFECTIONS; INFANT;

CHILD; COUNSELING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT;

EID: 84901447861     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001650     Document Type: Article

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