Life Expectancies of South African Adults Starting Antiretroviral Treatment: Collaborative Analysis of Cohort Studies

Few estimates exist of the life expectancy of HIV-positive adults receiving antiretroviral treatment (ART) in low- and middle-income countries. We aimed to estimate the life expectancy of patients starting ART in South Africa and compare it with that of HIV-negative adults. Data were collected from...

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Published in:	PLoS medicine Vol. 10; no. 4; p. e1001418
Main Authors:	Johnson, Leigh F., Mossong, Joel, Dorrington, Rob E., Schomaker, Michael, Hoffmann, Christopher J., Keiser, Olivia, Fox, Matthew P., Wood, Robin, Prozesky, Hans, Giddy, Janet, Garone, Daniela Belen, Cornell, Morna, Egger, Matthias, Boulle, Andrew
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 01.04.2013 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Acquired immune deficiency syndrome Adult AIDS Anti-HIV Agents - therapeutic use Antiviral agents CD4 Lymphocyte Count Cohort Studies Dosage and administration Drug interactions Female HIV HIV Infections - drug therapy HIV Infections - mortality HIV patients HIV Seropositivity Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Life Expectancy Male Medicine Middle Aged Mortality Physiological aspects Sex Factors South Africa - epidemiology Studies Young Adult South Africa HIV Infections HIV Seropositivity Humans Middle Aged Male CD4 Lymphocyte Count Anti-HIV Agents Young Adult Life Expectancy Sex Factors Adult Female South Africa Cohort Studies
ISSN:	1549-1676, 1549-1277, 1549-1676
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