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Developing a method to derive alcohol-attributable fractions for HIV/AIDS mortality based on alcohol's impact on adherence to antiretroviral medication
Gmel, Gerrit
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Shield, Kevin D.
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Rehm, Juergen
Background: Alcohol consumption is causally linked to nonadherence to antiretroviral treatment that in turn causes an increase in HIV/AIDS mortality. This article presents a method to calculate the percentage of HIV/AIDS deaths attributable to alcohol consumption and the associated uncertainty.
Type
research article
Web of Science ID
WOS:000300216100001
Authors
Gmel, Gerrit
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Shield, Kevin D.
•
Rehm, Juergen
Publication date
2011
Published in
Volume
9
Start page
5
Peer reviewed
REVIEWED
EPFL units
Available on Infoscience
June 25, 2012
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