Decreasing mortality and changing patterns of causes of death in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study

Weber, R; Ruppik, M; Rickenbach, M; Spoerri, A; Furrer, H; Battegay, M; Cavassini, M; Calmy, Alexandra; Bernasconi, Enos; Schmid, Patrick; Flepp, M; Kowalska, J; Ledergerber, B

doi:10.1111/j.1468-1293.2012.01051.x

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Decreasing mortality and changing patterns of causes of death in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study

ContributorsWeber, R; Ruppik, M; Rickenbach, M; Spoerri, A; Furrer, H; Battegay, M; Cavassini, M; Calmy, Alexandra

; Bernasconi, Enos; Schmid, Patrick; Flepp, M; Kowalska, J; Ledergerber, B

Published inHIV medicine, vol. 14, no. 4, p. 195-207

Publication date2013

Abstract

Mortality among HIV-infected persons is decreasing, and causes of death are changing. Classification of deaths is hampered because of low autopsy rates, frequent deaths outside of hospitals, and shortcomings of International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10) coding.

Keywords

Adult
Age Distribution
Autopsy/statistics & numerical data
Cause of Death/trends
Cohort Studies
Female
HIV Infections/mortality
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Sex Factors
Switzerland/epidemiology

Affiliation

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine

Research group

VIH/SIDA (930)

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WEBER, R et al. Decreasing mortality and changing patterns of causes of death in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study. In: HIV medicine, 2013, vol. 14, n° 4, p. 195–207. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-1293.2012.01051.x

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PID : unige:33914
DOI : 10.1111/j.1468-1293.2012.01051.x
PMID : 22998068

ISSN of the journal1464-2662

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