Advanced HIV disease at antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation despite implementation of expanded art eligibility guidelines during 2007-2012 in Khayelitsha, South Africa

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 456-457

  Patten, Gabriela E ^a   Cox, Vivian ^a   Stinson, Kathryn ^a,b   Boulle, Andrew M ^b   Wilkinson, Lynne S ^a  

^a MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; MALE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84904969763     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciu288     Document Type: Letter

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