Age and height predict neuropathy risk in patients with HIV prescribed stavudine

OBJECTIVE: Sensory neuropathy is a common problem in HIV-infected patients and is the dose-limiting toxicity of stavudine. Affordable methods of predicting neuropathy risk are needed to guide prescribing in countries where some use of stavudine remains an economic necessity. We therefore aimed to id...

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Main Authors: Cherry, C., Affandi, J., Imran, D., Yunihastuti, E., Smyth, K., Vanar, S., Kamarulzaman, A., Price, Patricia
Format: Journal Article
Published: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30726