Comparison of methods for correction of mortality estimates for loss to follow-up after ART initiation: a case of the Infectious Diseases Institute, Uganda.

In sub-Saharan Africa, a large proportion of HIV positive patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) are lost to follow-up, some of whom are dead. The objective of this study was to validate methods used to correct mortality estimates for loss-to-follow-up using a cohort with complete death ascertainm...

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Main Authors: Agnes N Kiragga, Barbara Castelnuovo, Rachel Musomba, Jonathan Levin, Andrew Kambugu, Yukari C Manabe, Constantin T Yiannoutsos, Noah Kiwanuka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3877043?pdf=render

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