Integrating tuberculosis and HIV care in the primary care setting in South Africa
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Integrating tuberculosis and HIV care in the primary care setting in South Africa.
BACKGROUND In many countries including South Africa, the increasing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis (TB) epidemics have impacted significantly on already weakened public health services. This paper reviews the scope, process and performance of the HIV and TB services in a primary care setting where antiretroviral therapy is provided, in Khayelitsha, South Africa, in order to...
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عنوان ژورنال: Tropical Medicine and International Health
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1360-2276,1365-3156
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2004.01259.x