The Missing Men: HIV Treatment Scale-Up and Life Expectancy in Sub-Saharan Africa

Alexander C. Tsai; Mark J. Siedner

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001906

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The Missing Men: HIV Treatment Scale-Up and Life Expectancy in Sub-Saharan Africa

Alexander C. Tsai ,

* E-mail: actsai@partners.org

Affiliations Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Mark J. Siedner

Affiliations Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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The Missing Men: HIV Treatment Scale-Up and Life Expectancy in Sub-Saharan Africa

Alexander C. Tsai,
Mark J. Siedner

Published: November 24, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001906

About the Authors

Alexander C. Tsai

* E-mail: actsai@partners.org

Affiliations Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Mark J. Siedner

Affiliations Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Competing Interests

I have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: ACT is a Consulting Editor for PLOS Medicine. ACT and MJS are Academic Editors for PLOS ONE.

Author Contributions

Wrote the first draft of the manuscript: ACT. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: ACT MJS. Agree with the manuscript’s results and conclusions: ACT MJS. Both authors have read, and confirm that they meet, ICMJE criteria for authorship.

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