Development and evaluation of a clinical algorithm to monitor patients on antiretrovirals in resource-limited settings using adherence, clinical and CD4 cell count criteria.

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Published in J Int AIDS Soc on March 04, 2009

Authors

David Meya1, Lisa A Spacek, Hilda Tibenderana, Laurence John, Irene Namugga, Stephen Magero, Robin Dewar, Thomas C Quinn, Robert Colebunders, Andrew Kambugu, Steven J Reynolds

Author Affiliations

1: Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda. laurence.karen@btinternet.com.

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