A systematic review of task- shifting for HIV treatment and care in Africa

Mike Callaghan; Nathan Ford; Helen Schneider

doi:10.1186/1478-4491-8-8

A systematic review of task- shifting for HIV treatment and care in Africa

Bibliographic Data

ID	23337074
Authors	Mike Callaghan (0000-0002-5199-9489), Nathan Ford (0000-0001-8752-9078), Helen Schneider (0000-0002-7635-3270)
Year	2010
Volume	8
Issue	1
Publication date	2010-12-01
Peer Reviewed	Yes
Open Access	Yes
Type	ARTICLE
Venue	Human Resources for Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiers	ISSN: 1478-4491 • E-ISSN: 1478-4491
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI	10.1186/1478-4491-8-8
PMID	20356363
PMCID	PMC2873343
Language	EN
Citations received	70
References cited	39

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Unique citing works	70
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