Case management to improve adherence for HIV-infected patients receiving antiretroviral therapy in Ethiopia: A micro-costing study

Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation

Volumn 9, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Marseille, Elliot A ^a   Kevany, Sebastian ^b   Ahmed, Ismael ^c   Feleke, Getachew ^c   Graham, Bill ^c   Heller, Thomas ^d   Kahn, James G ^e   Reyes, Michael ^b  

^a Health Strategies International   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c I TECH   (Ethiopia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; CASE MANAGEMENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 83655183184     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14787547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-7547-9-18     Document Type: Article

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