Multi-state models for defining degrees of chronicity related to HIV-infected patient therapy adherence

• Main Authors: Raquel de Vasconcellos Carvalhaes de Oliveira (Author), Silvia Emiko Shimakura (Author), Dayse Pereira Campos (Author), Flaviana Pavan Victoriano (Author), Sayonara Rocha Ribeiro (Author), Valdiléa G. Veloso (Author), Beatriz Grinsztejn (Author), Marilia Sá Carvalho (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2013-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Few studies on AIDS that evaluate factors associated with treatment failure have considered the slow evolution of the disease and multiple health state transitions following the use of antiretrovirals. In this article we study factors associated with the progression between different stages of the d...