Estimating retention in HIV care accounting for patient transfers: A national laboratory cohort study in South Africa.
<h4>Background</h4>Systematic reviews have described high rates of attrition in patients with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART). However, migration and clinical transfer may lead to an overestimation of attrition (death and loss to follow-up). Using a newly linked national labor...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2018-06-01
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Series: | PLoS Medicine |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002589 |