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Review
. 2004 Jan 31;328(7434):280-2.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7434.280.

Antiretroviral therapy in Africa

Warren Stevens  1 , Steve Kaye, Tumani Corrah
Affiliations
Review

Antiretroviral therapy in Africa

Warren Stevens et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

We should stop and think about the risks of resistance, and ways of minimising them, before increasing access to antiretroviral therapy in Africa

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Zambian patient in a homebased care project for AIDS sufferers Credit: PEP BONET/PANOS
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