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Case Reports
. 2006 Mar;3(3):e161.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030161. Epub 2006 Mar 28.

How to Take HIV antiretroviral medications on time without a watch in rural Uganda

Marissa Maier, Mwebesa Bwana, Nneka Emenyonu, Larry Pepper, David R Bangsberg
Case Reports

How to Take HIV antiretroviral medications on time without a watch in rural Uganda

Marissa Maier et al. PLoS Med. 2006 Mar.
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Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. All procedures were approved by the Mbarara University of Science and Technology Human Subjects Committee, University of California Human Subjects Committee, and the Ugandan National Council of Science and Technology. Funding was provided by NIMH 54907, NIAAA 15287, UCSF-GIVI Fogarty, and The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.

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