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. 2013 Mar 7;368(10):886-9.
doi: 10.1056/NEJMp1300458. Epub 2013 Feb 20.

When to start ART in Africa--an urgent research priority

Kevin M De Cock  1 , Wafaa M El-Sadr
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When to start ART in Africa--an urgent research priority

Kevin M De Cock et al. N Engl J Med. .
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Figure. Evolution of CD4+ Count Criteria for Starting Antiretroviral Therapy in Asymptomatic Persons with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection, According to Different Guidelines
Criteria for the United States are from the Department of Health and Human Services Guidelines for Use of Antiretroviral Therapy in Adults and Adolescents, those for Europe are from the European AIDS Clinical Society guidelines, and those for the World Health Organization (WHO) are from the WHO Antiretroviral Therapy Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents. Adapted from Marco Vitoria, M.D., of the World Health Organization.
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