Risk factors and true outcomes for lost to follow-up individuals in an antiretroviral treatment programme in Tete, Mozambique

International Health

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 97-101

  Caluwaerts, Caroline ^a   Maendaenda, Rosa ^b   Maldonado, Fernando ^a   Biot, Marc ^a   Ford, Nathan ^a   Chu, Kathryn ^a  

^a MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^b Provincial Health Department   (Mozambique)

Author keywords

AIDS; Highly active antiretroviral therapy; Medication adherence; Risk factors; Sub Saharan Africa; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; KAPOSI SARCOMA; MALE; MORTALITY; MOZAMBIQUE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 71849109067     PISSN: 18763413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.inhe.2009.03.002     Document Type: Article

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