Mortality and causes of death in people diagnosed with HIV in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy compared with the general population: an analysis of a national observational cohort

• Main Authors: Sara Croxford, MSc (Author), Aileen Kitching, MFPH (Author), Sarika Desai, MSc (Author), Meaghan Kall, MSc (Author), Michael Edelstein, MFPH (Author), Andrew Skingsley, MRCP (Author), Fiona Burns, FRCP (Author), Andrew Copas, PhD (Author), Alison E Brown, PhD (Author), Ann K Sullivan, FRCP (Author), Valerie Delpech, FPHM (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Deaths in HIV-positive people have decreased since the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in 1996. Fewer AIDS-related deaths and an ageing cohort have resulted in an increase in the proportion of HIV patients dying from non-AIDS-related disorders. Here we descri...