Closing the Gap: Increases in Life Expectancy among Treated HIV-Positive Individuals in the United States and Canada

Samji, Hasina; Cescon, Angela; S. Hogg, Robert; P. Modur, Sharada; N. Althoff, Keri; Buchacz, Kate; N. Burchell, Ann; H. Cohen, Mardge; A. Gebo, Kelly; John Gill, M.; C. Justice, Amy; D. Kirk, Gregory; B. Klein, Marina; Todd Korthuis, P.; Martin, Jeff; Napravnik, Sonia; B. Rourke, Sean; R. Sterling, Timothy; J. Silverberg, Michael; G. Deeks, Steven; P. Jacobson, Lisa; J. Bosch, Ronald; M. Kitahata, Mari; J. Goedert, James; D. Moore, Richard; J. Gange, Stephen

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0081355

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Closing the Gap: Increases in Life Expectancy among Treated HIV-Positive Individuals in the United States and Canada

Published in PLoS ONE • Dec 18, 2013

Authors:

Hasina Samji

Angela Cescon

Robert S. Hogg

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) has significantly increased survival among HIV-positive adults in the United States (U.S.) and Canada, but gains in life expectancy for this region have not been well characterized. We aim to estimate temporal changes in life expectancy among HIV-...

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Life expectancy

Demography

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