Title | Estimating the proportion of patients infected with HIV who will die of comorbid diseases. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2005 |
Authors | Braithwaite, Scott R., Amy C. Justice, Chung-Chou H. Chang, Jennifer S. Fusco, Stephen R. Raffanti, John B. Wong, and Mark S. Roberts |
Journal | The American journal of medicine |
Volume | 118 |
Issue | 8 |
Pagination | 890-8 |
Date Published | 2005 Aug |
ISSN | 0002-9343 |
Keywords | Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Anti-Retroviral Agents, CD4 Lymphocyte Count, Comorbidity, Computer Simulation, HIV Infections, Humans, Middle Aged, Models, Statistical, Monte Carlo Method, Survival Rate, Treatment Refusal, United States, Viral Load |
Abstract | Effective antiretroviral therapies have improved the prognosis for patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). We aimed to estimate the likelihood that HIV-infected patients would die of comorbid disease. |
DOI | 10.1016/j.amjmed.2004.12.034 |
Alternate Journal | Am. J. Med. |