Cost-effectiveness of improved treatment services for sexually transmitted diseases in preventing HIV-1 infection in Mwanza Region, Tanzania

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Volumn 350, Issue 9094, 1997, Pages 1805-1809

  Gilson, Lucy ^a   Mkanje, Rashid ^b   Grosskurth, Heiner ^a,b   Mosha, Frank ^c   Picard, John ^a   Gavyole, Awena ^d   Todd, James ^a,b   Mayaud, Philippe ^a,b   Swai, Roland ^d   Fransen, Lieve ^d   Mabey, David ^a   Mills, Anne ^a   Hayes, Richard ^a  

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

^b African Medical and Research Foundation Mwanza   (Tanzania)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TANZANIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 6844240858     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(97)08222-6     Document Type: Article

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