Leveraging HIV platforms to work toward comprehensive primary care in rural Malawi: The Integrated Chronic Care Clinic

Healthcare

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 270-276

  Wroe, Emily B ^a,b   Kalanga, Noel ^b   Mailosi, Bright ^b   Mwalwanda, Stanley ^c   Kachimanga, Chiyembekezo ^b   Nyangulu, Kondwani ^b   Dunbar, Elizabeth ^b   Kerr, Lila ^b   Nazimera, Lawrence ^c   Dullie, Luckson ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Abwenzi Pa Za Umoyo   (Malawi)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malawi)

Author keywords

HIV; Integrated care; Non communicable disease; Task shifting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY MASS; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DECENTRALIZATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; EPILEPSY; FAMILY PLANNING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPERTENSION; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALNUTRITION; NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; TUBERCULOSIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALAWI; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 84959527820     PISSN: 22130764     EISSN: 22130772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hjdsi.2015.08.002     Document Type: Article

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