Correction: Adverse drug reactions to antiretroviral therapy (ARVs): incidence, type and risk factors in Nigeria
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Author details Department of Operations Research, HIV/AIDS Program. Population Council, Nigeria. No. 16, Mafemi Crescent, Utako, Abuja, Nigeria. Department of Health Policy and Management, Diadem Consults Ltd, Abuja, Nigeria. Management Sciences for Health, Abuja, Nigeria. Howard University PACE Center, Washington, USA. Society for Family Health, Abuja, Nigeria. Family Health International 360, Pretoria, South Africa. UNDP Regional Center for Europe and Central Asia, Bratislavia, Slovakia.
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Adverse drug reactions to antiretroviral therapy (ARVs): incidence, type and risk factors in Nigeria
BACKGROUND Data on adverse drug reactions (ADRs) related to antiretroviral (ARV) use in public health practice are few indicating the need for ART safety surveillance in clinical care. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the incidence, type and risk factors associated with adverse drug reactions (ADRs) among patients on antiretroviral drugs (ARV). METHODS Patients initiated on ARVs between May 2006 and ...
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