The importance of context in implementation research

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 67, Issue , 2014, Pages S157-S162

  Edwards, Nancy ^a   Barker, Pierre M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b Institute for Health Care Improvement   (United States)

^c IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Context sensitive research; HIV AIDS; Implementation science

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALE UP; SOUTH AFRICAN; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; SOUTH AFRICA; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84925545719     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000322     Document Type: Article

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