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Research Article

Low Effectiveness of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy and High Mortality in the Greenland HIV-infected Population

Nicolai Lohse Department of Infectious Diseases, Odense University Hospital, 5000 Odense, Denmark
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Karin Ladefoged Department of Internal Medicine, Dronning Ingrids Hospital, 3900 Nuuk, Greenland
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Lars Pedersen Department of Internal Medicine, Dronning Ingrids Hospital, 3900 Nuuk, Greenland
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Søren Jensen-Fangel Department of Infectious Diseases, Odense University Hospital, 5000 Odense, Denmark
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Henrik Toft Sørensen Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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Niels Obel Department of Infectious Diseases, Odense University Hospital, 5000 Odense, Denmark
Pages 738-742 | Published online: 23 Dec 2012

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