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HIV Infection Is Not Associated with Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Brazil: A Cross-Sectional Analysis from the INI/ELSA-Brasil Study
BACKGROUND: Carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) has been used as an early marker of atherosclerotic disease in the general population. Recently its role among HIV-infected patients has been questioned. To date, no Brazilian study has compared cIMT in respect to HIV status. METHODS: We compared dat...
Autores principales: | Pacheco, Antonio G., Grinsztejn, Beatriz, da Fonseca, Maria de Jesus M., Griep, Rosane Härter, Lotufo, Paulo, Bensenor, Isabela, Mill, José G., Moreira, Rodrigo de C., Moreira, Ronaldo I., Friedman, Ruth K., Santini-Oliveira, Marilia, Cardoso, Sandra W., Veloso, Valdiléa G., Chor, Dóra |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4938392/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27391355 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0158999 |
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