Convergence of Mortality Rates among Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy in South Africa and North America

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2014, Pages

  Binagwaho, Agnes ^a,b,c   Nutt, Cameron T ^d   Mugwaneza, Placidie ^e   Wagner, Claire M ^f   Nsanzimana, Sabin ^e  

^a Ministry of Health of Rwanda   (Rwanda)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d PARTNERS IN HEALTH   (United States)

^e RWANDA BIOMEDICAL CENTER   (Rwanda)

^f DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEPATITIS C; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MORTALITY; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH AFRICA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; MALE; TRENDS;

ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84907960410     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001719     Document Type: Article

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