A simple novel method for determining mortality rates in HIV treatment programs worldwide.
editorial · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 21267064.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000392 and PMC identifier 3022530.
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Abstract
In this Perspective, Gregory Bisson discusses a new article by Matthias Egger and colleagues that introduces a simple method for HIV treatment programs to more accurately estimate the proportion of patients dying in the first year after ART initiation.
Medical subject headings
- Algorithms
- HIV Infections
- Patient Dropouts
- Program Evaluation