A three-tier framework for monitoring antiretroviral therapy in high HIV burden settings

Journal of the International AIDS Society

Volumn 17, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Osler, Meg ^a   Hilderbrand, Katherine ^a,b   Hennessey, Claudine ^a   Arendse, Juanita ^c   Goemaere, Eric ^a,b   Ford, Nathan ^a   Boulle, Andrew ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^c WESTERN CAPE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antiretroviral therapy; eKapa; Electronic register; HIV; Monitoring; Three tier system; TIER.Net

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; DRUG MONITORING; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCALE UP; STANDARDIZATION;

ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; EKAPA; ELECTRONIC REGISTER; HIV; MONITORING; THREE-TIER SYSTEM; TIER.NET;

ANTI-HIV AGENTS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 84899954059     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17582652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7448/IAS.17.1.18908     Document Type: Review

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