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Mwg Brinkhof
Publications - 1
Citations - 1143
Mwg Brinkhof is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mortality rate & Population. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 1113 citations.
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Mortality of HIV-1-infected patients in the first year of antiretroviral therapy: comparison between low-income and high-income countries.
Paula Braitstein,Mwg Brinkhof,François Dabis,Mauro Schechter,Andrew Boulle,Paolo G. Miotti,Robin Wood,Christian Laurent,Eduardo Sprinz,Catherine Seyler,David R. Bangsberg,Eric Balestre,Jonathan A C Sterne,Margaret T May,Matthias Egger +14 more
TL;DR: Patients starting HAART in resource-poor settings have increased mortality rates in the first months on therapy, compared with those in developed countries, and timely diagnosis and assessment of treatment eligibility, coupled with free provision of HAART might reduce this excess mortality.