Survival of adult AIDS patients in a reference hospital of a metropolitan area in Brazil Sobrevivência de pacientes adultos com Aids em hospital de referência no Nordeste brasileiro

Survival of adult AIDS patients in a reference hospital of a metropolitan area in Brazil Sobrevivência de pacientes adultos com Aids em hospital de referência no Nordeste brasileiro

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the influence of sociodemographic, clinical, and epidemiological factors in AIDS patients survival in a reference hospital. METHODS: A sample of 502 adult AIDS patients out of 1,494 AIDS cases registered in a hospital in Fortaleza, Brazil, was investigated between 1986 and 199...

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Main Authors: Maria F Guerreiro, Ligia RS Kerr-Pontes, Rosa S Mota, Marcondes C França Jr., Fábio F Távora, Iusta Caminha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2002-06-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
Síndrome de imunodeficiência adquirida
Sobrevivência
Antivirais
Fatores socioeconômicos
Escolaridade
Terapia anti-retroviral
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Survival
Antiviral agents
Socioeconomic factors
Educational status
Antiretroviral therapy
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