The effect of patient load on antiretroviral treatment programmatic outcomes at primary health care facilities in South Africa: A multicohort study

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Fatti, Geoffrey ^a   Grimwood, Ashraf ^a   Mothibi, Eula ^a   Shea, Jawaya ^b  

^a Kheth'Impilo   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD RATIO; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL AREA; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN AREA; VIRUS LOAD; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MANPOWER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH FACILITY ADMINISTRATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LOST TO FOLLOW-UP; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOUTH AFRICA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKLOAD;

EID: 80155198749     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e318229baab     Document Type: Letter

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