Adherence to Haart: A Systematic Review of Developed and Developing Nation Patient-Reported Barriers and Facilitators

Edward J Mills; Jean B Nachega; David R Bangsberg; Sonal Singh; Beth Rachlis; Ping Wu; Kumanan Wilson; Iain Buchan; Christopher J Gill; Curtis Cooper

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0030438

Adherence to Haart

A Systematic Review of Developed and Developing Nation Patient-Reported Barriers and Facilitators

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ID	23364576
Authors	Edward J Mills (0000-0003-3120-9694), Jean B Nachega (0000-0002-2862-4443), David R Bangsberg (0000-0002-6352-8908), Sonal Singh (0000-0003-0535-4046), Beth Rachlis (0000-0001-9237-3004), Ping Wu (0000-0002-0788-6268), Kumanan Wilson (0000-0002-1741-7705), Iain Buchan (0000-0003-3392-1650), Christopher J Gill, Curtis Cooper (0000-0002-3368-3499)
Editors	Amir Attaran
Year	2006
Volume	3
Issue	11
Pages	e438
Publication date	2006-11-21
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.0030438
PMID	17121449
PMCID	PMC1637123
Language	EN
Citations received	148
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