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| Pinheiro,Cezar Arthur Tavares; Souza,Luciano Dias de Mattos; Motta,Janaína Vieira dos Santos; Kelbert,Evelin Franco; Martins,Clarissa de Souza Ribeiro; Souza,Marília Silva de; Pinheiro,Karen Amaral Tavares; Coelho,Fábio Monteiro da Cunha; Pinheiro,Ricardo Tavares. |
| ABSTRACT Background/objective: There is an increasing number of older patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection due to the success of antiretroviral therapy, the improved prognosis and life expectancy of patients, and the higher number of new infections among older individuals. The main objective of the present study was to compare the characteristics of older human immunodeficiency virus patients with those of younger patients. Materials and methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study with human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients who were treated at the Specialized Care Service (Serviço de Assistência Especializada) for human immunodeficiency virus/AIDS in the city of Pelotas, South Brazil. Sociodemographic information as well as data... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Aging; HIV; Neurocognitive impairment; Adherence. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702016000600599 |
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