Health systems and access to antiretroviral drugs for HIV in Southern Africa: service delivery and human resources challenges.

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Published in Reprod Health Matters on May 01, 2006

Authors

Helen Schneider1, Duane Blaauw, Lucy Gilson, Nzapfurundi Chabikuli, Jane Goudge

Author Affiliations

1: Centre for Health Policy, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. Helen.Schneider@nhls.ac.za

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