Universal voluntary HIV testing and immediate antiretroviral therapy

The Lancet

Volumn 373, Issue 9669, 2009, Pages 1077-

  Cohen, Myron S ^a   Mastro, Timothy D ^b   Cates Jr , Willard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LETTER; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; SEROCONVERSION; THEORETICAL STUDY; NOTE;

ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT;

EID: 62849117840     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(09)60640-1     Document Type: Letter

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