COHORT PROFILE: The Complications of Long-Term Antiretroviral Therapy study in Uganda (CoLTART), a prospective clinical cohort

Abstract Background Antiretroviral therapy (ART) improves the survival and quality of life of HIV-positive individuals, but the effects of long-term ART use do eventually manifest. The Complications of Long-Term Antiretroviral Therapy cohort study in Uganda (CoLTART) was established to investigate t...

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Published in:	AIDS Research and Therapy
Main Authors:	Billy Nsubuga Mayanja, Ivan Kasamba, Jonathan Levin, Ivan Namakoola, Patrick Kazooba, Jackson Were, Pontiano Kaleebu, Paula Munderi, on behalf of the CoLTART study team
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2017-05-01
Subjects:	Cohort profile Antiretroviral therapy Metabolic abnormalities Renal complications HIV Uganda
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12981-017-0154-y

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