Too bad! Fixed dose combination antiretroviral drugs
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Too bad! Fixed dose combination antiretroviral drugs
Materials and methods 1681 HIV positive patients accessing care at Suntreso STI/HIV Clinic in Kumasi, who have been on treatment for more than 12 months and consented to participate were recruited for this cross sectional study. They were interviewed using semi-structured pre-texted questionnaire prior to the commencement of the new fixed dose combination ARVs treatment regime. Data was entered...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Infectious Diseases
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1471-2334
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-14-s2-p80