Mobile clinics for antiretroviral therapy in rural Mozambique

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 680-684

  Moon, Troy D ^a   Jequicene, Tito ^b   Blevins, Meridith ^a   José, Eurico ^b   Lankford, Julie R ^b   Wester, C William ^a   Fuchs, Martina C ^c   Vermund, Sten H ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Friends in Global Health Limited Liability Corporation   (Mozambique)

^c Real Medicine Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; MOZAMBIQUE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; RURAL POPULATION; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION;

ANTI-HIV AGENTS; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MOBILE HEALTH UNITS; MOZAMBIQUE; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 84906916844     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.13.129478     Document Type: Article

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