True outcomes for patients on antiretroviral therapy who are "lost to follow-up" in Malawi

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 550-554

  Yu, Joseph Kwong Leung ^a,b   Chen, Solomon Chih Cheng ^b   Wang, Kuo Yang ^b   Chang, Chao Sung ^b   Makombe, Simon D ^c   Schouten, Erik J ^c   Harries, Anthony D ^c  

^a Mzuzu Central Hospital   (Malawi)

^b PINGTUNG CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malawi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFAVIRENZ; LAMIVUDINE; NEVIRAPINE; STAVUDINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPING WORLD; DISEASE CONTROL; DOCUMENTARY SOURCE; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; HOSPITAL SECTOR; MORTALITY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SURVIVORSHIP; TRANSPORTATION MODE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL STAFF; MORTALITY; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; REGISTER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALAWI; MALE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; POVERTY AREAS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; MALAWI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 34447282208     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.06.037739     Document Type: Article

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