Comparative Efficacy of Lamivudine and Emtricitabine: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials

Nathan Ford; Zara Shubber; Andrew Hill; Marco Vitoria; Meg Doherty; Edward J. Mills; Andy Gray

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0079981

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Comparative Efficacy of Lamivudine and Emtricitabine: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials

Nathan Ford ,

* E-mail: Fordn@who.int

Affiliation Department of HIV/AIDS, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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Zara Shubber,

Affiliation Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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Andrew Hill,

Affiliation Pharmacology Research Laboratories, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Marco Vitoria,

Affiliation Department of HIV/AIDS, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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Meg Doherty,

Affiliation Department of HIV/AIDS, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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Edward J. Mills,

Affiliation Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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Andy Gray

Affiliation Division of Pharmacology, School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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Comparative Efficacy of Lamivudine and Emtricitabine: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials

Nathan Ford,
Zara Shubber,
Andrew Hill,
Marco Vitoria,
Meg Doherty,
Edward J. Mills,
Andy Gray

Published: November 11, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0079981

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