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Comment
. 2012 Dec 1;380(9857):1907-8; author reply 1908.
doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)62110-2.

Sustainability of task-shifting for antiretroviral treatment

Vivek Naranbhai, Quarraisha Abdool Karim, Kogieleum Naidoo, Nonhlanhla Yende-Zuma, Salim S Abdool Karim
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Sustainability of task-shifting for antiretroviral treatment

Vivek Naranbhai et al. Lancet. .
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SSAK is a member of the PEPFAR Scientific Advisory Board and the WHO Strategic Use of Antiretrovirals Committee. The other authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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Trends in retention, mortality and viral suppression rates at 12 months post ART initiation in patients enrolled in the CAPRISA AIDS Treatment Programme in rural South Africa each year from 2004 to 2010
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