Similar mortality and reduced loss to follow-up in integrated compared with vertical programs providing antiretroviral treatment in Sub-Saharan Africa

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Greig, Jane ^a   O'Brien, Daniel P ^a,b,c   Ford, Nathan ^a   Spelman, Tim ^d,e   Sabapathy, Kalpana ^a   Shanks, Leslie ^a  

^a MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^b GEELONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d BURNET INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^e MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antiretroviral therapy; HIV; Integrated healthcare; Resource limited settings

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SCREENING; SOCIOECONOMICS; TUBERCULOSIS; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CROSS INFECTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LOST TO FOLLOW-UP; MALE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84859768152     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e31824206c7     Document Type: Article

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