Metabolic complications of HIV therapy.
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F O C U S O N H E P A T I T I S 329 I N T H E L I F E 330 S A Y A N Y T H I N G 335 302 Metabolic complications of HIV therapy Dominic Chow, Larry Day, Scott Souza, and Cecilia Shikuma The use of effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) has resulted in tremendous improvements in morbidity and mortality in HIV-positive patients, but the widespread use of effective ART has coincided with increasing reports of metabolic complications. Dominic Chow, Larry Day, Scott Souza, and Cecilia Shikuma report on the management of patients experiencing these complications.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- IAPAC monthly
دوره 12 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006