Survival of adult AIDS patients in a reference hospital of a metropolitan area in Brazil

Survival of adult AIDS patients in a reference hospital of a metropolitan area in Brazil

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: Guerreiro Maria F, Kerr-Pontes Ligia RS, Mota Rosa S, França Jr. Marcondes C, Távora Fábio F, Caminha Iusta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2002-01-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome/drug therapy
Survival
Antiviral agents
Socioeconomic factors
Educational status
Antiretroviral therapy
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102002000300004

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