Mortality in HIV-infected Ugandan adults receiving antiretroviral treatment and survival of their HIV-uninfected children: a prospective cohort study.

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Published in Lancet on March 01, 2008

Authors

Jonathan Mermin1, Willy Were, John Paul Ekwaru, David Moore, Robert Downing, Prosper Behumbiize, John R Lule, Alex Coutinho, Jordan Tappero, Rebecca Bunnell

Author Affiliations

1: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Uganda, Global AIDS Program, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, Sexually Transmitted Disease, and Tuberculosis Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Entebbe, Uganda. jhm7@cdc.gov

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