Simplifying ART cohort monitoring: can pharmacy stocks provide accurate estimates of patients retained on antiretroviral therapy in Malawi?

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Published in BMC Health Serv Res on July 20, 2012

Authors

Hannock Tweya1, Caryl Feldacker, Anne Ben-Smith, Anthony D Harries, Ryuichi Komatsu, Andreas Jahn, Sam Phiri, Jean-Michel Tassie

Author Affiliations

1: International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France. h_tweya@lighthouse.org.mw

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