Laboratory monitoring to guide switching antiretroviral therapy in resource-limited settings: clinical benefits and cost-effectiveness.

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Published in J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr on July 01, 2010

Authors

April D Kimmel1, Milton C Weinstein, Xavier Anglaret, Sue J Goldie, Elena Losina, Yazdan Yazdanpanah, Eugène Messou, Kara L Cotich, Rochelle P Walensky, Kenneth A Freedberg, CEPAC-International Investigators

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Public Health, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA. adk2010@med.cornell.edu

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