The Clinical and Economic Impact of Point-of-Care CD4 Testing in Mozambique and Other Resource-Limited Settings: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

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2014

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http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34711
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Authors
Hyle, Emily P
Jani, Ilesh V
Resch, Stephen
Freedberg, Kenneth A
Peter, Trevor
Walensky, Rochelle P
Lehe, Jonathan
Su, Amanda E
Wood, Robin
Quevedo, Jorge
Losina, Elena
Bassett, Ingrid V
Pei, Pamela P
Paltiel, A David
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PLoS Medicine

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https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001725
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Department of Medicine
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Faculty of Health Sciences
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Abstract
Point-of-care CD4 tests at HIV diagnosis could improve linkage to care in resource-limited settings. Our objective is to evaluate the clinical and economic impact of point-of-care CD4 tests compared to laboratory-based tests in Mozambique.
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Biology and Life Sciences
Computational Biology
Mathematical Models
Social Sciences
Economics
Economic Analysis
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
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Population Modeling
Infectious Disease Modeling
Medicine and health sciences
Infectious diseases
Viral diseases
AIDS
HIV infections
Mathematical and Statistical Techniques

Reference:

Hyle, E.P., Jani, I.V., Lehe, J., Su, A.E., Wood, R., Quevedo, J., Losina, E. & Bassett, I.V. et al. 2014. The Clinical and Economic Impact of Point-of-Care CD4 Testing in Mozambique and Other Resource-Limited Settings: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. PLoS Medicine. 11(9):e1001725 - 177. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34711

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