Antiretroviral treatment is a behavioural intervention: But why?

AIDS

Volumn 24, Issue 17, 2010, Pages 2739-2740

  Gregson, Simon ^a   Garnett, Geoffrey P ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AIDS; antiretroviral therapy; HAART; HIV transmission; sexual behaviour

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CONDOM; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NOTE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 78349279975     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: 14735571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e32833f6ea2     Document Type: Note

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