Crack-Cocaine Use Accelerates HIV Disease Progression in a Cohort of HIV-Positive Drug Users
JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency SyndromesPublished 16 December 2008
Marianna K. Baum, Carlin Rafie, Shenghan Lai, Sabrina Sales Martínez, Bryan Page, Adriana Campa
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Crack-cocaine use facilitates HIV disease progression by reducing adherence in those on HAART and by accelerating disease progression independently of HAART.
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Crack-cocaine use facilitates HIV disease progression by reducing adherence in those on HAART and by accelerating disease progression independently of HAART.
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