The costs of providing antiretroviral therapy services to HIV-infected individuals presenting with advanced HIV disease at public health centres in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: Findings from a randomised trial evaluating different health care strategies

Godfather Dickson Kimaro; Sayoki Mfinanga; Victoria Simms; Sokoine Kivuyo; Christian Bottomley; Neil Hawkins; Thomas S. Harrison; Shabbar Jaffar; Lorna Guinness; on behalf of the REMSTART trial team

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0171917

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The costs of providing antiretroviral therapy services to HIV-infected individuals presenting with advanced HIV disease at public health centres in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: Findings from a randomised trial evaluating different health care strategies

Godfather Dickson Kimaro ,

* E-mail: fatherdk@yahoo.com

Affiliations Muhimbili Medical Research Centre, National Institute for Medical Research, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Sayoki Mfinanga,

Affiliation Muhimbili Medical Research Centre, National Institute for Medical Research, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Victoria Simms,

Affiliation Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Sokoine Kivuyo,

Affiliation Muhimbili Medical Research Centre, National Institute for Medical Research, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Christian Bottomley,

Affiliation Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Neil Hawkins,

Affiliation Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Thomas S. Harrison,

Affiliation Institute for Infection and Immunity, St Georges University of London, London, United Kingdom
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Shabbar Jaffar,

Affiliation Department of International Public Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Lorna Guinness,

Affiliation Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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on behalf of the REMSTART trial team

¶Membership of the REMSTART trial team is provided in the Acknowledgments.
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The costs of providing antiretroviral therapy services to HIV-infected individuals presenting with advanced HIV disease at public health centres in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: Findings from a randomised trial evaluating different health care strategies

Godfather Dickson Kimaro,
Sayoki Mfinanga,
Victoria Simms,
Sokoine Kivuyo,
Christian Bottomley,
Neil Hawkins,
Thomas S. Harrison,
Shabbar Jaffar,
Lorna Guinness,
on behalf of the REMSTART trial team

Published: February 24, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0171917

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