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

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Title		Decreasing mortality and changing patterns of causes of death in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study
Authors		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 show all authors [1 - 13]
Published in		HIV Medicine. 2013, vol. 14, no. 4, p. 195-207
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
Identifiers		DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1293.2012.01051.x PMID: 22998068
Full text		Article (Published version) (250 Kb) - Limited access to UNIGE
Structures		Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine interne des spécialités
Research group		VIH/SIDA (930)
Citation (ISO format)		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. https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:33914