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Preferential adherence to antiretroviral therapy over tuberculosis treatment: A qualitative study of drug-resistant TB/HIV co-infected patients in South Africa

Amrita DaftaryICAP, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA;Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Nesri PadayatchiCentre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South AfricaView further author information
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Max O'DonnellCentre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa;Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA;Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USAView further author information
Pages 1107-1116 | Received 17 Jan 2014, Accepted 28 Apr 2014, Published online: 18 Jul 2014

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