Editorial
Weight gain on dolutegravir: Association is not the same as causation
Submitted: 31 March 2023 | Published: 15 May 2023
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Gary Maartens, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South AfricaPhumla Sinxadi, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
W.D. Francois Venter, Ezintsha, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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