1135High rates of self-reported alcohol use in HIV/HCV co-infected and HIV mono-infected patients in a Southeastern U.S. Cohort
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HIV mono-infected patients in a Southeastern U.S. Cohort Erika Wallender, MD, MPH; Cody A. Chastain, MD; Megan Turner, MA; Bryan Shepherd, PhD; Timothy R. Sterling, MD; Todd Hulgan, MD, MPH; Internal Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN; Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
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