Journal of
AIDS and HIV Research

  • Abbreviation: J. AIDS HIV Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2359
  • DOI: 10.5897/JAHR
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 298

Full Length Research Paper

Investigating reasons for clinic absence among HIV-infected patients in Guinea-Bissau - a cohort study

Alcino Furtado
  • Alcino Furtado
  • Bandim Health Project, INDEPTH Network, Bissau Guinea-Bissau.
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Tina Madsen
  • Tina Madsen
  • Bandim Health Project, INDEPTH Network, Bissau Guinea-Bissau.
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Thomas Engell-Sørensen
  • Thomas Engell-Sørensen
  • Bandim Health Project, INDEPTH Network, Bissau Guinea-Bissau.
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Aminata Cande Balde
  • Aminata Cande Balde
  • National HIV program, Ministry of Health, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau.
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Candida Medina
  • Candida Medina
  • National HIV program, Ministry of Health, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau.
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Sanne Jespersen
  • Sanne Jespersen
  • Bandim Health Project, INDEPTH Network, Bissau Guinea-Bissau.
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Dlama Nggida Rasmussen
  • Dlama Nggida Rasmussen
  • Centre for Global Health University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
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Morten Sodemann
  • Morten Sodemann
  • Centre for Global Health University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
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Bo Langhoff Hønge
  • Bo Langhoff Hønge
  • Bandim Health Project, INDEPTH Network, Bissau Guinea-Bissau.
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  •  Received: 15 December 2020
  •  Accepted: 12 April 2021
  •  Published: 31 May 2021

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