Prevalence of non-infectious comorbidities in the HIV-positive population in Belgium : a multicenter, retrospective study
Objectives: In Belgium, eleven AIDS Reference Centers (ARCs) and seven AIDS Reference Laboratories diagnose and treat HIV-positive individuals and track patients under care. As AIDS-related deaths are avoided and the HIV-positive population ages, non-infectious comorbidities (NICMs), such as cardiovascular disease, renal disease and certain cancers, play a larger role in the quality and length of patients' lives. This study aims to characterize the HIV-positive population in Belgium in terms of the prevalence of key NICMs. Methods: We performed a retrospective study of 5787 HIV-positive patien... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | journalarticle |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2018 |
Schlagwörter: | Medicine and Health Sciences / HIV / AIDS / cohort studies / non-infectious comorbidities / Belgium / IMMUNODEFICIENCY / DISEASE / CARE / RISK |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26589566 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8527777 |