Determinants of survival in AIDS patients on antiretroviral therapy in a rural centre in the Far-North Province, Cameroon.

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Published in Trop Med Int Health on November 12, 2008

Authors

Isidore Sieleunou1, Mohamadou Souleymanou, Anne-Marie Schönenberger, Joris Menten, Marleen Boelaert

Author Affiliations

1: Approved Treatment Centre of HIV/AIDS, Maroua, Cameroon.

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