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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Impact of generic antiretroviral therapy (ART) and free ART programs on time to initiation of ART at a tertiary HIV care center in Chennai, India

Sunil S. SolomonDepartment of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA;YR Gaitonde Centre for AIDS Research and Education (YRGCARE), Chennai, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Gregory M. LucasDepartment of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Nagalingeswaran KumarasamyYR Gaitonde Centre for AIDS Research and Education (YRGCARE), Chennai, India
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Tokugha YepthomiYR Gaitonde Centre for AIDS Research and Education (YRGCARE), Chennai, India
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Pachamuthu BalakrishnanYR Gaitonde Centre for AIDS Research and Education (YRGCARE), Chennai, India
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Aylur K. GaneshYR Gaitonde Centre for AIDS Research and Education (YRGCARE), Chennai, India
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Santhanam AnandYR Gaitonde Centre for AIDS Research and Education (YRGCARE), Chennai, India
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Richard D. MooreDepartment of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Suniti SolomonYR Gaitonde Centre for AIDS Research and Education (YRGCARE), Chennai, India
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Shruti H. MehtaDepartment of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Pages 931-936 | Received 29 Jun 2011, Accepted 22 Oct 2012, Published online: 07 Dec 2012

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