Loss to follow-up of stable antiretroviral therapy patients in a decentralized down-referral model of care in johannesburg, South Africa

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 429-432

  O'Connor, Cara ^a   Osih, Regina ^a   Jaffer, Ambereen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

antiretroviral therapy; decentralization; loss to followup; retention; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; EFAVIRENZ; LAMIVUDINE; NEVIRAPINE; STAVUDINE;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; DECENTRALIZED DOWN REFERRAL CARE MODEL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POLITICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80255138753     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e318230d507     Document Type: Article

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