Protocol for a randomised controlled implementation trial of point-of-care viral load testing and task shifting: the Simplifying HIV TREAtment and Monitoring (STREAM) study

scientific article published on 27 September 2017

Protocol for a randomised controlled implementation trial of point-of-care viral load testing and task shifting: the Simplifying HIV TREAtment and Monitoring (STREAM) study is …
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P356DOI10.1136/BMJOPEN-2017-017507
P932PMC publication ID5623564
P698PubMed publication ID28963304

P50authorNatasha SamsunderQ70747706
Ruanne BarnabasQ89357484
Torin T SchaafsmaQ108887352
Salim Abdool KarimQ18161438
Deborah DonnellQ37370300
Connie CelumQ42571941
Kogieleum NaidooQ53700005
Nigel GarrettQ57459775
Jienchi DorwardQ57901384
Justice Quame-AmagloQ64883581
P2093author name stringPaul K Drain
Koleka Mlisana
Noluthando Ngomane
Hope Ngobese
Pravikrishnen Moodley
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P921main subjectviral loadQ2528140
P304page(s)e017507
P577publication date2017-09-27
P1433published inBMJ OpenQ17003470
P1476titleProtocol for a randomised controlled implementation trial of point-of-care viral load testing and task shifting: the Simplifying HIV TREAtment and Monitoring (STREAM) study
P478volume7

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