Decentralising HIV treatment in lower- and middle-income countries

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2013, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Kredo, Tamara ^a   Ford, Nathan ^b   Adeniyi, Folasade B ^c   Garner, Paul ^d  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

^d LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

AFRICA; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; DECENTRALIZATION; FOLLOW UP; FULL DECENTRALIZATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LOW INCOME COUNTRY; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTIAL DECENTRALIZATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HIV INFECTIONS; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; META ANALYSIS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT DROPOUTS; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION;

ANTI-HIV AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84886605584     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009987.pub2     Document Type: Review

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