Record linkage augments cancer ascertainment in HIV cohorts in South Africa
ABSTRACT Background Sub-Saharan Africa is the region most heavily affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. HIV increases the risk of developing cancer but the ascertainment of cancers in patients attending antiretroviral therapy (ART) treatment programs might be incomplete. To estimate the under-ascert...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Swansea University
2017-04-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Population Data Science |
| Online Access: | https://ijpds.org/article/view/183 |