Adherence to antiretroviral therapy and treatment outcomes among conflict-affected and forcibly displaced populations: A systematic review

Conflict and Health

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Mendelsohn, Joshua B ^a   Schilperoord, Marian ^b   Spiegel, Paul ^b   Ross, David A ^a  

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

^b United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adherence; Antiretroviral therapy; Conflict; Forced migration; Refugees; Systematic review; Treatment outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871808400     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17521505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1505-6-9     Document Type: Review

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