Cost-effectiveness of HIV treatment as prevention in serodiscordant couples.

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Published in N Engl J Med on October 31, 2013

Authors

Rochelle P Walensky1, Eric L Ross, Nagalingeswaran Kumarasamy, Robin Wood, Farzad Noubary, A David Paltiel, Yoriko M Nakamura, Sheela V Godbole, Ravindre Panchia, Ian Sanne, Milton C Weinstein, Elena Losina, Kenneth H Mayer, Ying Q Chen, Lei Wang, Marybeth McCauley, Theresa Gamble, George R Seage, Myron S Cohen, Kenneth A Freedberg

Author Affiliations

1: The authors' affiliations are listed in the Appendix.

Associated clinical trials:

Preventing Sexual Transmission of HIV With Anti-HIV Drugs | NCT00074581

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