A novel HIV treatment model using private practitioners in South Africa

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 136-140

  Innes, Craig ^a   Hamilton, Robin ^a   Hoffmann, Christopher J ^a,b   Hippner, Piotr ^a   Fielding, Katherine ^c   Grant, Alison D ^c   Churchyard, Gavin J ^a   Charalambous, Salome ^a  

^a AURUM INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DIDANOSINE; EFAVIRENZ; ISONIAZID; LAMIVUDINE; LOPINAVIR PLUS RITONAVIR; NEVIRAPINE; STAVUDINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; SOUTH AFRICA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PRIVATE PRACTICE; SOUTH AFRICA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 84857438451     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2011-050194     Document Type: Article

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