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CD4+ Cell Count, Viral Load, and Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Use Are Independent Predictors of Body Composition Alterations in HIV-Infected Adults: A Longitudinal Study

Ann Y. McDermott, Tufts University
Norma Terrin, Tufts University
Christine Wanke, Tufts University
Sally Skinner, Tufts University
Eric Tchetgen, Harvard University
Abby H. Shevitz, Tufts University

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Copyright © 2005 University Of Chicago Press. The definitive version is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/498022.

NOTE: At the time of publication, the author Ann Y. McDermott was not yet affiliated with Cal Poly.

Abstract

To understand the concurrent effects of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, the immune system, and antiretroviral therapy on body composition alterations, we examined annualized composition changes in HIV-infected adults who were receiving stable antiretroviral therapy.

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Ann Y. McDermott, Norma Terrin, Christine Wanke, Sally Skinner, Eric Tchetgen, and Abby H. Shevitz. "CD4+ Cell Count, Viral Load, and Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Use Are Independent Predictors of Body Composition Alterations in HIV-Infected Adults: A Longitudinal Study" Clinical Infectious Disease 41.11 (2005): 1662-1670.
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/amcdermo/8



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