Linkage to HIV Care and Antiretroviral Therapy in Cape Town, South Africa
PLoS ONEPublished 2 November 2010Open access
Katharina Kranzer, Jennifer Zeinecker, Philip Ginsberg, Catherine Orrell, Nosindiso N. Kalawe, Stephen D Lawn
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Linkage to HIV and ART care was low in this poor periurban community despite free services available within close proximity, and more efforts are needed to link VCT scale-up to subsequent care.
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Linkage to HIV and ART care was low in this poor peri-urban community despite free services available within close proximity. More efforts are needed to link VCT scale-up to subsequent care.
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