Avoid a different standard of care when applying results of development of antiretroviral therapy in Africa (DART) study

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 153-154

  Sayana, Shilpa ^a   Manchanda, Rishi ^a   Khanlou, Homayoon ^a   Saavedra, Jorge ^a   Reis, Peter ^a   Weinstein, Michael ^a  

^a AIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

AFRICA; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COST CONTROL; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LETTER; MEDICAL CARE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT MONITORING; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AFRICA; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DRUG MONITORING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 74049156871     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181c79be7     Document Type: Letter

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