Using verbal autopsy to assess the prevalence of HIV infection among deaths in the ART period in rural Uganda: a prospective cohort study, 2006-2008

BACKGROUND: Verbal autopsy is important for detecting causes of death including HIV in areas with inadequate vital registration systems. Before antiretroviral therapy (ART) introduction, a verbal autopsy study in rural Uganda found that half of adult deaths assessed were in HIV-positive individuals....

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Autores principales: Mayanja, Billy N, Baisley, Kathy, Nalweyiso, Norah, Kibengo, Freddie M, Mugisha, Joseph O, Van der Paal, Lieve, Maher, Dermot, Kaleebu, Pontiano
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3160929/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21816100
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1478-7954-9-36

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