Cost-effectiveness of nurse-led versus doctor-led antiretroviral treatment in South Africa: Pragmatic cluster randomised trial

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 769-777

  Barton, Garry R ^a   Fairall, Lara ^b,c   Bachmann, Max O ^a   Uebel, Kerry ^b,d   Timmerman, Venessa ^b   Lombard, Carl ^e   Zwarenstein, Merrick ^b,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^e SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antiretroviral; Cost effectiveness; Economic evaluation; HIV AIDS; Task shifting

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; DIDANOSINE; EFAVIRENZ; LAMIVUDINE; LAMIVUDINE PLUS NEVIRAPINE PLUS STAVUDINE; LOPINAVIR PLUS RITONAVIR; STAVUDINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE TREATMENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TRAINING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VIRAL DISEASE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MORTALITY; NURSE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS; VIRUS LOAD;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PHYSICIANS; SOUTH AFRICA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRAL LOAD;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84878156366     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12093     Document Type: Article

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