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Comment
. 2013 Oct;10(10):e1001535.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001535. Epub 2013 Oct 22.

Modelling the strategic use of antiretroviral therapy for the treatment and prevention of HIV

Nathan Ford  1 , Gottfried Hirnschall
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Modelling the strategic use of antiretroviral therapy for the treatment and prevention of HIV

Nathan Ford et al. PLoS Med. 2013 Oct.

Abstract

Nathan Ford and Gottfried Hirnschall reflect on recent research by Jan Hontelez and colleagues published in this week's PLOS Medicine. The authors argue that the future HIV modeling efforts should focus on helping programs make choices about which interventions need to be prioritized in order to achieve the levels of enrollment and retention in care required to maximize the prevention benefit of ART. Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary.

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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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