Increase in non-AIDS related conditions as causes of death among HIV-infected individuals in the HAART era in Brazil.

In 1996, Brazil became the first developing country to provide free and universal access to HAART. Although a decrease in overall mortality has been documented, there are no published data on the impact of HAART on causes of death among HIV-infected individuals in Brazil. We assessed temporal trends...

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Main Authors: Antonio G Pacheco, Suely H Tuboi, José C Faulhaber, Lee H Harrison, Mauro Schechter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2211396?pdf=render