Paediatric antiretroviral treatment programmes in sub-Saharan Africa: A review of published clinical studies

African Journal of AIDS Research

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 329-338

  Davies, Mary Ann ^a   Egger, Matthias ^b   Keiser, Olivia ^b   Boulle, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Children; Growth monitoring; HIV AIDS; Infants; Mortality; Programme assessment; Survival; Treatment issues; Treatment practices; WHO guidelines

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT; EFAVIRENZ; LAMIVUDINE; NEVIRAPINE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE INHIBITOR; STAVUDINE;

AFRICA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANEMIA; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FATHER; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOLLOW UP; FUNDING; GRANDPARENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOLOGY; LIVER TOXICITY; MOTHER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEDIATRICS; RASH; REVIEW; STEVENS JOHNSON SYNDROME; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 73449128323     PISSN: 16085906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/AJAR.2009.8.3.9.930     Document Type: Review

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