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Task-Shifting and Quality of HIV Testing Services: Experiences from a National Reference Hospital in Zambia

BACKGROUND: With new testing technologies, task-shifting and rapid scale-up of HIV testing services in high HIV prevalence countries, assuring quality of HIV testing is paramount. This study aimed to explore various cadres of providers’ experiences in providing HIV testing services and their underst...

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Autores principales:	Mwangala, Sheila, Moland, Karen M., Nkamba, Hope C., Musonda, Kunda G., Monze, Mwaka, Musukwa, Katoba K., Fylkesnes, Knut
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2015
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4659558/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26605800 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0143075

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