Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in patients starting antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Published in Lancet Infect Dis on April 01, 2010

Authors

Monika Müller1, Simon Wandel, Robert Colebunders, Suzanna Attia, Hansjakob Furrer, Matthias Egger, IeDEA Southern and Central Africa

Author Affiliations

1: International epidemiological Databases to Evaluate AIDS, Southern African region, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Switzerland.

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