Journal article
Directly observed antiretroviral therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Directly observed therapy has been recommended to improve adherence for patients with HIV infection who are on highly active antiretroviral therapy, but the benefit and cost-effectiveness of this approach has not been established conclusively. We did a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials of directly observed versus self-administered antiretroviral treatment.
METHODS: We did duplicate searches of databases (from …
Authors
Ford N; Nachega JB; Engel ME; Mills EJ
Journal
The Lancet, Vol. 374, No. 9707, pp. 2064–2071
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
12 2009
DOI
10.1016/s0140-6736(09)61671-8
ISSN
0140-6736