Defining minimum standards of practice for incorporating African Traditional Medicine into HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and support: A Regional Initiative in Eastern and Southern Africa

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 905-910

  Homsy, Jaco ^a,b   King, Rachel ^a   Tenywa, Joseph ^a   Kyeyune, Primrose ^a   Opio, Alex ^a   Balaba, Dorothy ^a  

^a THETA   (Uganda)

^b Box 21175 ^*  (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; EVALUATION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOUTH AFRICA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA, EASTERN; AFRICA, SOUTHERN; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 8644248405     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/1075553042476731     Document Type: Review

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