Patients' readiness to start highly active antiretroviral treatment for HIV

British Medical Journal

Volumn 331, Issue 7519, 2005, Pages 772-775

  Gebrekristos, Hirut T ^a   Mlisana, Koleka P ^a   Karim, Quarraisha Abdool ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 26244462819     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.331.7519.772     Document Type: Review

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