Integration of HIV care into primary care in South Africa: Effect on survival of patients needing antiretroviral treatment

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Uebel, Kerry E ^a,b   Lombard, Carl ^c   Joubert, Gina ^a   Fairall, Lara R ^b,d   Bachmann, Max O ^e   Mollentze, Willie F ^a   Van Rensburg, Dingie ^f   Wouters, Edwin ^f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Integration of HIV care; Integration scores; Patient survival; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; DECENTRALIZATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; POST TREATMENT SURVIVAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOUTH AFRICA; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 84880200042     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e318291cd08     Document Type: Article

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