Correction: Renal Function in Ghanaian HIV-Infected Patients on Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy: A Case-Control Study
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There is an error in reference 24. The correct reference is: Obirikorang C, Selleh PK, Abledu JK and Fofie CO (2013) Predictors of Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy among HIV/ AIDS Patients in the Upper West Region of Ghana. ISRN AIDS 2013: 873939. In Table 9, there is an error in the parameters for Stage 1 of MDRD and CKD-EPI. The parameters should read: Normal (eGFR$90). There is an error in the parameters for Stage 2 of MDRD and CKD-EPI. The parameters should read: Mildly Reduced (eGFR 60-89). Please see the corrected Table 9 here.
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دوره 9 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2014