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A Simple Novel Method for Determining Mortality Rates in HIV Treatment Programs Worldwide

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  • Gregory P Bisson

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In this Perspective, Gregory Bisson discusses a new article by Matthias Egger and colleagues that introduces a simple method for HIV treatment programs to more accurately estimate the proportion of patients dying in the first year after ART initiation.

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  • Gregory P Bisson, 2011. "A Simple Novel Method for Determining Mortality Rates in HIV Treatment Programs Worldwide," PLOS Medicine, Public Library of Science, vol. 8(1), pages 1-2, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pmed00:1000392
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000392
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    1. Matthias Egger & Ben D Spycher & John Sidle & Ralf Weigel & Elvin H Geng & Matthew P Fox & Patrick MacPhail & Gilles van Cutsem & Eugène Messou & Robin Wood & Denis Nash & Margaret Pascoe & Diana Dick, 2011. "Correcting Mortality for Loss to Follow-Up: A Nomogram Applied to Antiretroviral Treatment Programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa," PLOS Medicine, Public Library of Science, vol. 8(1), pages 1-11, January.
    2. Gregory P Bisson & Tendani Gaolathe & Robert Gross & Caitlin Rollins & Scarlett Bellamy & Mpho Mogorosi & Ava Avalos & Harvey Friedman & Diana Dickinson & Ian Frank & Ndwapi Ndwapi, 2008. "Overestimates of Survival after HAART: Implications for Global Scale-Up Efforts," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 3(3), pages 1-6, March.
    3. Martin W G Brinkhof & Mar Pujades-Rodriguez & Matthias Egger, 2009. "Mortality of Patients Lost to Follow-Up in Antiretroviral Treatment Programmes in Resource-Limited Settings: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 4(6), pages 1-9, June.
    4. Sydney Rosen & Matthew P Fox & Christopher J Gill, 2007. "Patient Retention in Antiretroviral Therapy Programs in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review," PLOS Medicine, Public Library of Science, vol. 4(10), pages 1-11, October.
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