Increased ocular lens density in HIV-infected individuals with low nadir CD4 counts in South Africa: evidence of accelerated aging.

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Published in J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr on July 01, 2013

Authors

Sophia Pathai1, Stephen D Lawn, Helen A Weiss, Colin Cook, Linda-Gail Bekker, Clare E Gilbert

Author Affiliations

1: International Center for Eye Health, Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK. sophia.pathai@lshtm.ac.uk

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