Continuous increase of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and non-HIV related cancers as causes of death in HIV-infected individuals in Brazil: an analysis of nationwide data.

INTRODUCTION: After antiretroviral therapy (ART) became available, there was a decline in the number of deaths in persons infected with HIV. Thereafter, there was a decrease in the proportion of deaths attributed to opportunistic infections and an increase in the proportion of deaths attributed to c...

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Main Authors: Adelzon A Paula, Mauro Schechter, Suely H Tuboi, José Claudio Faulhaber, Paula M Luz, Valdiléa G Veloso, Ronaldo I Moreira, Beatriz Grinsztejn, Lee H Harrison, Antonio G Pacheco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3984254?pdf=render