Task shifting from doctors to non-doctors for initiation and maintenance of antiretroviral therapy

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2014, Issue 7, 2014, Pages

  Kredo, Tamara ^a   Adeniyi, Folasade B ^b   Bateganya, Moses ^c   Pienaar, Elizabeth D ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEATH; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MORTALITY; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHIFT WORK; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HIV INFECTIONS; INDUCTION CHEMOTHERAPY; MAINTENANCE CHEMOTHERAPY; META ANALYSIS; NURSING PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL DELEGATION; STANDARDS;

AFRICA; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; DELEGATION, PROFESSIONAL; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDUCTION CHEMOTHERAPY; LOST TO FOLLOW-UP; MAINTENANCE CHEMOTHERAPY; NURSE'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84918591549     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007331.pub3     Document Type: Review

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