Gender and the use of antiretroviral treatment in resource-constrained settings: findings from a multicenter collaboration.

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Published in J Womens Health (Larchmt) on February 04, 2008

Authors

Paula Braitstein1, Andrew Boulle, Denis Nash, Martin W G Brinkhof, François Dabis, Christian Laurent, Mauro Schechter, Suely H Tuboi, Eduardo Sprinz, Paolo Miotti, Mina Hosseinipour, Margaret May, Matthias Egger, David R Bangsberg, Nicola Low, Antiretroviral Therapy in Lower Income Countries (ART-LINC) study group

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.

Associated clinical trials:

Self-Test Strategies and Linkage Incentives to Improve ART and PrEP Uptake in Men | NCT04772469

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