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Causes of hospitalization and predictors of HIV-associated mortality at the main referral hospital in Sierra Leone: a prospective study
BACKGROUND: HIV infection is a growing public health problem in Sierra Leone and the wider West Africa region. The countrywide HIV prevalence was estimated at 1.7% (67,000 people), with less than 30% receiving life-saving ART in 2016. Thus, HIV-infected patients tend to present to health facilities...
Autores principales: | Lakoh, Sulaiman, Jiba, Darlinda F., Kanu, Joseph E., Poveda, Eva, Salgado-Barreira, Angel, Sahr, Foday, Sesay, Momodu, Deen, Gibrilla F., Sesay, Tom, Gashau, Wadzani, Salata, Robert A., Yendewa, George A. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6805411/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31638941 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7614-3 |
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