Comparing antiretroviral treatment outcomes between a prospective community-based and hospital-based cohort of HIV patients in rural Uganda

BMC International Health and Human Rights

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages

  Kipp, Walter ^a   Konde Lule, Joseph ^b   Rubaale, Tom ^c   Okech Ojony, Joa ^c   Alibhai, Arif ^a   Saunders, Duncan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c Kabarole District Local Government   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; LAMIVUDINE; NEVIRAPINE; STAVUDINE;

ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; DRUG ERUPTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UGANDA; VIRUS LOAD;

EID: 80755126718     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-698X-11-S2-S12     Document Type: Article

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