Promoting retention in care: An effective model in an antiretroviral treatment service in South Africa [4]

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 803-

  Lawn, Stephen D ^a,b   Kaplan, Richard ^a   Wood, Robin ^a   Bekker, Linda Gail ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MODEL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; VIRUS LOAD;

ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 34548516355     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/521174     Document Type: Letter

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