@article {3705, title = {The VACS Index Predicts Mortality In A Young, Healthy HIV Population Starting Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy.}, journal = {Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)}, year = {2013}, month = {2013 Nov 12}, abstract = {The Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) Index is a weighted combination of age and eight clinical variables. It has been well correlated with all-cause mortality among HIV- infected patients. The U.S. Military HIV Natural History Study (NHS) cohort provides a different validation population profile, being younger and healthier. A significant portion of the US HIV population is similarly composed, so evaluation of the VACS Index in this population is of great interest.}, issn = {1944-7884}, doi = {10.1097/QAI.0000000000000025}, author = {Bebu, Ionut and Tate, Janet and Rimland, David and Mesner, Octavio and Macalino, Grace E and Ganesan, Anuradha and Okulicz, Jason F and Bavaro, Mary and Weintrob, Amy C and Justice, Amy C and Agan, Brian K} }