Clinic Attendance for Medication Refills and Medication Adherence amongst an Antiretroviral Treatment Cohort in Uganda: A Prospective Study.

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Published in AIDS Res Treat on December 19, 2010

Authors

Setor Kunutsor1, John Walley, Elly Katabira, Simon Muchuro, Hudson Balidawa, Elizabeth Namagala, Eric Ikoona

Author Affiliations

1: Nuffield Centre for International Health and Development, Institute of Health Sciences, Leeds University, Leeds LS2 9LJ, UK.

Associated clinical trials:

Improving Clinic Attendance for Medication Collection Among HIV Positive Individuals in Nepal | NCT03367130

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