Retention in Care of HIV-Infected Children from HIV Test to Start of Antiretroviral Therapy: Systematic Review

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Mugglin, Catrina ^a   Wandeler, Gilles ^a,b   Estill, Janne ^a   Egger, Matthias ^a   Bender, Nicole ^a   Davies, Mary Ann ^c   Keiser, Olivia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE PERCENTAGE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DRUG INDICATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; ASIA; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PUBMED; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84874239976     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0056446     Document Type: Article

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