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Showing papers by "Ludhmila Abrahão Hajjar published in 2005"


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TL;DR: In Brazil 1,200,000 individuals are infected, and 257,780 of them have the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), a number that is decreasing owing to the national antiretroviral treatment distribution policy, which provides HIV- infected individuals universal access to available therapy.
Abstract: Today, it is estimated that the infection caused by the human immunodeficiency virus affects 42 million people worldwide. In Brazil 1,200,000 individuals are infected, and 257,780 of them have the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). AIDS currently accounts for 1.41% of reported deaths in Brazil, a number that is decreasing owing to the national antiretroviral treatment distribution policy, which provides HIV-infected individuals universal access to available therapy.

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