Loss to follow-up and mortality among pregnant women referred to a community clinic for antiretroviral treatment.

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Published in AIDS on August 20, 2008

Authors

Richard Kaplan1, Catherine Orrell, Eugene Zwane, Linda-Gail Bekker, Robin Wood

Author Affiliations

1: The Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, Institute for Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa. Richard.Kaplan@hiv-research.org.za

Associated clinical trials:

Postpartum Adherence Clubs for Antiretroviral Therapy (PACART) | NCT03200054

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