Practical and conceptual challenges in measuring antiretroviral adherence.

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Published in J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr on December 01, 2006

Authors

Karina M Berg1, Julia H Arnsten

Author Affiliations

1: Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York 10467, USA. kberg@montefiore.org

Associated clinical trials:

Tel-Me-Box: Testing a New, Real-time Strategies for Monitoring HIV Medication Adherence in India | NCT03086655

Alcohol Drinkers' Exposure to Preventive Therapy for TB (ADEPTT) (ADEPTT) | NCT03302299

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