HIV and Liver Disease

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Sherman, Kenneth E. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2012.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Internal medicine.; Gastroenterology.; Hepatology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Internal Medicine.

Liver disease has been identified as a leading cause of death in HIV-infected patients since the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in 1996. The HIV treatment community has been caught largely unaware of this emerging dilemma. Many HIV care providers are ill-equipped to und...