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. 2013;10(1):e1001370.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001370. Epub 2013 Jan 8.

Preventing antiretroviral treatment interruptions among HIV/AIDS patients in Africa

Edward J Mills  1 , Christine Nabiryo
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Preventing antiretroviral treatment interruptions among HIV/AIDS patients in Africa

Edward J Mills et al. PLoS Med. 2013.

Abstract

Edward Mills and Christine Nabiryo discuss a new qualitative study in PLOS Medicine that offers insight into disengagement from HIV treatment care in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing interests.

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