The need for reappraisal of AIDS score weight of Charlson comorbidity index

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 867-868

  Zavascki, Alexandre Prehn ^a   Fuchs, Sandra Costa ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

AIDS; Charlson comorbidity index; Cohort studies; Highly active antiretroviral therapy; Mortality; Risk adjustment

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MORTALITY; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547575783     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2006.11.004     Document Type: Note

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