The HIV-Brazil cohort study: design, methods and participant characteristics.

BACKGROUND:The HIV-Brazil Cohort Study was established to analyze the effectiveness of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) and the impact of this treatment on morbidity, quality of life (QOL) and mortality. The study design, patients' profiles and characteristics of cART initiation betwee...

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Main Authors: Alexandre Grangeiro, Maria Mercedes Escuder, Alex Jones Flores Cassenote, Rosa Alencar Souza, Artur O Kalichman, Valdiléa G Veloso, Maria Letícia Rodrigues Ikeda, Nêmora Tregnago Barcellos, Carlos Brites, Unai Tupinanbás, Noaldo O Lucena, Carlos Lima da Silva, Heloisa Ramos Lacerda, Beatriz Grinsztejn, Euclides Ayres Castilho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4006775?pdf=render