Patient Retention in Antiretroviral Therapy Programs in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review

Sydney Rosen; Matthew P Fox; Christopher J Gill

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0040298

Patient Retention in Antiretroviral Therapy Programs in Sub-Saharan Africa

A Systematic Review

Bibliographic Data

ID	23355668
Authors	Sydney Rosen, Matthew P Fox (0000-0002-5132-7818), Christopher J Gill
Editors	Jaime Sepúlveda-Amor
Year	2007
Volume	4
Issue	10
Pages	e298
Publication date	2007-10-16
Peer Reviewed	Yes
Open Access	Yes
Type	ARTICLE
Venue	PLoS Medicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiers	ISSN: 1549-1277 • E-ISSN: 1549-1676
Publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS) (PUBLISHER)
DOI	10.1371/journal.pmed.0040298
PMID	17941716
PMCID	PMC2020494
Language	EN
Citations received	79
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