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Comment
. 2006 Jan;3(1):e60.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030060. Epub 2006 Jan 31.

Is antiretroviral therapy cost-effective in South Africa?

R Scott Braithwaite  1 , Joel Tsevat
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Is antiretroviral therapy cost-effective in South Africa?

R Scott Braithwaite et al. PLoS Med. 2006 Jan.

Abstract

Braithwaite and Tsevat discuss a new study that suggests that antiretroviral treatment is indeed cost-effective.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing Interests: The authors declare that no competing interests exist.

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