Retention of adult patients on antiretroviral therapy in low- and middle-income countries: Systematic review and meta-analysis 2008-2013

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 98-108

  Fox, Matthew P ^a,b   Rosen, Sydney ^a,b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

antiretroviral therapy; attrition; HIV; loss to follow up; low and middle income countries; meta analysis; retention; systematic review

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; AFRICA; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASIA; CARIBBEAN; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CHINA; EUROPE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THAILAND; ADOLESCENT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HIV INFECTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; ASIA; CARIBBEAN REGION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LATIN AMERICA; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928396982     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000553     Document Type: Article

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