The influence of depressive symptoms and substance use on adherence to antiretroviral therapy. A cross-sectional prevalence study
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE:Adherence to antiretroviral treatment (ART) is not a stable condition, but is dynamic, like mental conditions. The aim of this study was to examine whether non-adherence to ART is related to demographic and immunological variables, substance use and presence of depressive sympt...
Main Authors: | Claudia Siqueira Tufano, Ricardo Abrantes do Amaral, Luciana Roberta Donola Cardoso, André Malbergier |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Paulista de Medicina
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Series: | São Paulo Medical Journal |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802015000300179&lng=en&tlng=en |
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