HIV infection and its association with an excess risk of clinical fractures: a nationwide case-control study.

BACKGROUND: Different studies have reported an association between HIV infection, antiretroviral therapies, and impaired bone metabolism, but data on their impact on fracture risk are scarce. We studied the association between a clinical diagnosis of HIV infection and fracture risk. METHODS: We cond...

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Main Authors: Prieto-Alhambra, D, Güerri-Fernández, R, De Vries, F, Lalmohamed, A, Bazelier, M, Starup-Linde, J, Diez-Perez, A, Cooper, C, Vestergaard, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins 2014