Traditional health practitioners are key to scaling up comprehensive care for HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa

被引:62
作者
Homsy, J
King, R
Balaba, D
Kabatesi, D
机构
[1] THETA, Tradit & Modern Hlth Practitioners Together AIDA, Kampala, Uganda
[2] Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Uganda Virus Res Inst, Entebbe, Uganda
关键词
Africa; antiretroviral therapy; HIV/AIDS; mother-to-child; transmission; traditional birth attendants; traditional healers;
D O I
10.1097/01.aids.0000131380.30479.16
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
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页码:1723 / 1725
页数:3
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