A Survey of Nurse-Initiated and -Managed Antiretroviral Therapy (NIMART) in Practice, Education, Policy, and Regulation in East, Central, and Southern Africa

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 520-531

  Zuber, Alexandra ^a   McCarthy, Carey F ^a   Verani, Andre R ^a   Msidi, Eleanor ^b   Johnson, Carla ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Africa; Midwifery; Nurse initiated and managed of antiretroviral therapy (NIMART); Nursing; Task shifting

Indexed keywords

ANTI-HIV AGENTS;

AFRICA, CENTRAL; AFRICA, EASTERN; AFRICA, SOUTHERN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; NURSE'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

AFRICA, CENTRAL; AFRICA, EASTERN; AFRICA, SOUTHERN; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; NURSE'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING STAFF; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 84908889865     PISSN: 10553290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jana.2014.02.003     Document Type: Article

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