Defaulting from antiretroviral treatment programmes in sub-Saharan Africa: A problem of definition

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 390-391

  Grimsrud, Anna ^a   Ford, Nathan ^a   Myer, Landon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LETTER; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); METHODOLOGY; NOMENCLATURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC);

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 79951762507     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2010.02693.x     Document Type: Letter

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