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Delayed entry into HIV care after diagnosis in two specialized care and treatment centres in Cameroon: the influence of CD4 count and WHO staging

BACKGROUND: Delayed entry into HIV care has complicated the challenges faced in sub-Saharan Africa due to the high HIV burden. A clear knowledge of the factors affecting delayed entry will be essential in directing interventions towards reducing delayed entry into HIV care. There exist very limited...

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Autores principales:	Takah, Noah F., Awungafac, George, Aminde, Leopold N., Ali, Innocent, Ndasi, Juliana, Njukeng, Patrick
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2016
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4939053/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27390926 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3258-8

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