Study examines cost-effectiveness of HIV monitoring strategy in countries with limited resources
Sunday, October 5, 2008 - 21:56
in Health & Medicine
In a computer-based model evaluating the benefits and costs of three types of HIV disease monitoring strategies, early initiation of antiretroviral therapy and monitoring using the CD4 count, a measure of immune system function, instead of based on symptoms appear to provide health benefits in low- and middle-income countries, according to a report in the 22 September issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals...
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