Does provider-initiated counselling and testing (PITC) strengthen early diagnosis and treatment initiation? Results from an analysis of an urban cohort of HIV-positive patients in Lusaka, Zambia

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Does provider-initiated counselling and testing (PITC) strengthen early diagnosis and treatment initiation? Results from an analysis of an urban cohort of HIV-positive patients in Lusaka, Zambia is …
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P356DOI10.7448/IAS.15.2.17352
P932PMC publication ID3494161
P698PubMed publication ID23010377
P5875ResearchGate publication ID231178157

P50authorStephanie M. ToppQ52689668
Stewart ReidQ43131832
P2093author name stringCarolyn Bolton-Moore
Julien M Chipukuma
Michelle S Li
Matimba M Chiko
Evelyn Matongo
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P921main subjectZambiaQ953
urbanizationQ161078
P304page(s)17352
P577publication date2012-09-24
P1433published inJournal of the International AIDS SocietyQ6296158
P1476titleDoes provider-initiated counselling and testing (PITC) strengthen early diagnosis and treatment initiation? Results from an analysis of an urban cohort of HIV-positive patients in Lusaka, Zambia
P478volume15

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