Highly active antiretroviral therapy

British Medical Journal

Volumn 329, Issue 7475, 2004, Pages 1118-1119

  Mugyenyi, Peter ^a  

^a JOINT CLINICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BRAZIL; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG COST; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PATIENT COUNSELING; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 8744276593     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.329.7475.1118     Document Type: Editorial

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