| Title | Racial and sex disparities in life expectancy losses among HIV-infected persons in the united states: impact of risk behavior, late initiation, and early discontinuation of antiretroviral therapy. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2009 |
| Authors | Losina, Elena, Bruce R. Schackman, Sara N. Sadownik, Kelly A. Gebo, Rochelle P. Walensky, John J. Chiosi, Milton C. Weinstein, Perrin L. Hicks, Wendy H. Aaronson, Richard D. Moore, David A. Paltiel, and Kenneth A. Freedberg |
| Journal | Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pagination | 1570-8 |
| Date Published | 2009 Nov 15 |
| ISSN | 1537-6591 |
| Keywords | Adult, Anti-HIV Agents, Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active, Continental Population Groups, Female, HIV Infections, Humans, Life Expectancy, Male, Patient Compliance, Risk-Taking, Sex Factors, Survival Analysis, United States |
| Abstract | Most persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in the United States present to care with advanced disease, and many patients discontinue therapy prematurely. We sought to evaluate sex and racial/ethnic disparities in life-years lost as a result of risk behavior, late presentation, and early discontinuation of HIV care, and we compared these survival losses for HIV-infected persons with losses attributable to high-risk behavior and HIV disease itself. |
| DOI | 10.1086/644772 |
| Alternate Journal | Clin. Infect. Dis. |
