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Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
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How late is too late? Timeliness to scheduled visits as an antiretroviral therapy adherence measure in Nairobi, Kenya and Lusaka, Zambia

Rachel J. Blacher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Mailstop E-30, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA, 30333, USA; ICF Macro, 3 Corporate Square NE, Suite 370, Atlanta, GA, 30329, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Peter Muiruri Kenyatta National Hospital/University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 20723, Nairobi, Kenya
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Lungowe Njobvu Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ), P.O. Box 34681, Lusaka, Zambia
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Winnie Mutsotso CDC–Kenya, Kenya Medical Research Institute, P.O. Box 30137, Mbagathi Road, Nairobi, Kenya
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Dara Potter CDC–Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
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John Ong'ech Kenyatta National Hospital/University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 20723, Nairobi, Kenya
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Paul Mwai Kenyatta National Hospital/University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 20723, Nairobi, Kenya
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Alain Degroot Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ), P.O. Box 34681, Lusaka, Zambia
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Isaac Zulu CDC–Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
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Omotayo Bolu Global AIDS Program, NCHHSTP, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Jeffrey Stringer Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ), P.O. Box 34681, Lusaka, Zambia
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James Kiarie Kenyatta National Hospital/University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 20723, Nairobi, Kenya
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Paul J. Weidle Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Mailstop E-30, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA, 30333, USA
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Pages 1323-1331 | Received 25 Sep 2009, Published online: 13 Aug 2010

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