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Influence of alternative thresholds for initiating HIV treatment on quality-adjusted life expectancy: a decision model.

TitleInfluence of alternative thresholds for initiating HIV treatment on quality-adjusted life expectancy: a decision model.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2008
AuthorsBraithwaite, Scott R., Mark S. Roberts, Chung Chou H. Chang, Matthew Bidwell Goetz, Cynthia L. Gibert, Maria C. Rodriguez-Barradas, Steven Shechter, Andrew Schaefer, Kimberly Nucifora, Robert Koppenhaver, and Amy C. Justice
JournalAnnals of internal medicine
Volume148
Issue3
Pagination178-85
Date Published2008 Feb 5
ISSN1539-3704
KeywordsAdult, Anti-HIV Agents, CD4 Lymphocyte Count, Computer Simulation, Decision Support Techniques, Disease Progression, Drug Administration Schedule, Drug Therapy, Combination, HIV, HIV Infections, Humans, Life Expectancy, Mutation, Quality-Adjusted Life Years, Sensitivity and Specificity, Time Factors, Viral Load
AbstractThe optimal threshold for initiating HIV treatment is unclear.
DOI10.1086/528859
Alternate JournalAnn. Intern. Med.

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