Reduced bone mineral density among HIV infected patients on anti-retroviral therapy in Blantyre, Malawi: Prevalence and associated factors

INTRODUCTION: Use of tenofovir based anti-retroviral therapy (ART) in HIV patients is associated with low bone mineral density (BMD). Low BMD predisposes people living with HIV (PLWHIV) to fractures thereby increasing morbidity and mortality. Since the introduction of tenofovir based ARV regimens in...

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Autores principales: Chisati, Enock M., Constantinou, Demitri, Lampiao, Fanuel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6959680/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31935270
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0227893

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6959680/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31935270
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0227893

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