Evaluating outcomes of patients lost to follow-up in a large comprehensive care treatment program in Western Kenya

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2015, Pages e46-e55

  Rachlis, Beth ^a,b   Ochieng, Daniel ^a   Geng, Elvin ^c   Rotich, Elyne ^a   Ochieng, Vincent ^a   Maritim, Beryl ^a   Ndege, Samson ^a,d   Naanyu, Violet ^a,d   Martin, Jeffrey N ^c   Keter, Alfred ^a   Ayuo, Paul ^a   Diero, Lameck ^a,d   Nyambura, Monicah ^a   Braitstein, Paula ^a,b,d  

^a ACADEMIC MODEL PROVIDING ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE AMPATH   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; lost to follow up; outreach; sampling; tracing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; KENYA; KENYAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KENYA; LOST TO FOLLOW-UP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924508775     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000492     Document Type: Conference Paper

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