Stages of Change for Adherence to Antiretroviral Medications
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Adherence to antiretroviral therapy.
INTRODUCTION The goal of HAART is to achieve maximal and durable suppression of virus replication. Adherence plays a very important role in success of antiretroviral therapy. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To find out the rate of adherence and factors that influence adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART). MATERIAL AND METHODS The present study was conducted in the Department of Medicine in a tertia...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: AIDS Patient Care and STDs
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1087-2914,1557-7449
DOI: 10.1089/apc.2013.0126