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Comment
. 2017 Dec 12;14(12):e1002469.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002469. eCollection 2017 Dec.

Antiretroviral therapy and population mortality: Leveraging routine national data to advance policy

Amitabh B Suthar  1 , Till Bärnighausen  2   3   4
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Antiretroviral therapy and population mortality: Leveraging routine national data to advance policy

Amitabh B Suthar et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

In a Perspective, Amitabh Suthar and Till Bärnighausen discuss progress made so far in reducing HIV-related mortality in South Africa and keys towards further population mortality reductions going forward.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors of the manuscript have read the journal's policy and have the following competing interests: ABS is a member of the Editorial Board of PLOS Medicine.

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Fig 1. South African life expectancy and antiretroviral therapy (ART) coverage, 1990–2015 [2].
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