A novel HIV treatment model using private practitioners in South Africa
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A novel HIV treatment model using private practitioners in South Africa.
OBJECTIVES The extent of the HIV epidemic in South Africa may render the public sector capacity inadequate to manage all patients requiring antiretroviral treatment (ART). Private practitioners are an underutilised resource. METHODS The authors developed a model of care using 72 private practitioners in five provinces in urban and rural areas of South Africa with centralised clinical support,...
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عنوان ژورنال: Sexually Transmitted Infections
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1368-4973,1472-3263
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2011-050194