Strengthening the HIV cascade to ensure an effective future ART response in sub-Saharan Africa

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-3

  Govindasamy, Darshini ^a   Kranzer, Katharina ^b   Ford, Nathan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

ART; Attrition; HIV; Loss to follow up; Pre ART; Retention

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NOTE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEER GROUP; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ART; ATTRITION; HIV; LOSS TO FOLLOW-UP; PRE-ART; RETENTION;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84891294182     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: 18783503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/trt105     Document Type: Note

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