Ensuring sustainable antiretroviral provision during economic crises.

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Published in AIDS on January 28, 2010

Authors

Edward J Mills1, Nathan Ford, Christine Nabiryo, Curtis Cooper, Julio Montaner

Author Affiliations

1: University of Ottawa, 451, Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON K1H 8M5, Canada. emills@cfenet.ubc.ca

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