Testing but not treating: missed opportunities and lost lives in the South African antiretroviral therapy programme

被引:21
作者
Jarvis, Joseph N. [1 ,2 ,3 ,4 ]
Meintjes, Graeme [2 ,4 ]
Wood, Robin [1 ]
Harrison, Thomas S. [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Cape Town, Desmond Tutu HIV Ctr, Inst Infect Dis & Mol Med, ZA-7925 Cape Town, South Africa
[2] GF Jooste Hosp, Infect Dis Unit, Cape Town, South Africa
[3] St Georges Univ London, Dept Cellular & Mol Med, Ctr Infect, London, England
[4] Univ Cape Town, Dept Med, Div Infect Dis & HIV Med, ZA-7925 Cape Town, South Africa
基金
英国惠康基金;
关键词
ADHERENCE; MORTALITY; SERVICE;
D O I
10.1097/QAD.0b013e3283383aeb
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
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页码:1233 / 1235
页数:3
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