The effect of complete integration of HIV and TB services on time to initiation of antiretroviral therapy: a before-after study.
<h4>Background</h4>Studies have shown that early ART initiation in TB/HIV co-infected patients lowers mortality. One way to implement earlier ART commencement could be through integration of TB and HIV services, a more efficient model of care than separate, vertical programs. We present...
Main Authors: | Bernhard Kerschberger, Katherine Hilderbrand, Andrew M Boulle, David Coetzee, Eric Goemaere, Virginia De Azevedo, Gilles Van Cutsem |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23071690/pdf/?tool=EBI |
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