1552Predictors of poor retention in care among HIV-infected Patients receiving antiretroviral therapy in South Korea: results from a five-year retrospective hospital-based cohort
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receiving antiretroviral therapy in South Korea: results from a five-year retrospective hospital-based cohort Sun Hee Lee, MD, PhD; Shinwon Lee, MD, PhD; Su Jin Lee, MD; Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, South Korea; Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsansi, South Korea
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Predictors of Poor Retention in Care of HIV-infected Patients Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy in Korea: Five-Year Hospital-based Retrospective Cohort Study.
Poor retention in care (RIC) is associated with higher antiretroviral therapy (ART) failure and worse survival. Identifying high risk patients for poor RIC is important for targeted intervention. A retrospective cohort study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital in Korea. HIV-infected patients initiating ART during 2002-2008 were included. 5 year-RIC was measured by hospital visit constancy...
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