When to start ART in Africa--primarily guided by RCTs or patient autonomy?

J Int AIDS Soc

The South African Department of Science and Technology/National Research Foundation, Centre of Excellence in Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa.

Published: July 2013

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