The cardiovascular profile of HIV–infected South Africans of African descent : a 5–year prospective study

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With great appreciation, I would like to accentuate the substantial contributions of the following people who made this project possible: To Dr. CMT Fourie (my supervisor), Prof. JM van Rooyen (my co-supervisor) and Prof. AE Schutte (my co-supervisor) whose gracious advise, patient guidance, commitment and support have enabled me to plan, analyse, interpret and write this project in a scientific manner. It has been an educational experience for me, thank you. To Mr. LS Wyldbore for the language editing of this dissertation. I thank all the participants, researchers, field workers and supporting staff of the PURE study. The financial assistance of the National Research Foundation (DAAD-NRF) towards this research is hereby acknowledged. A special thanks to my parents, sister, Albert, family and friends, thank you for the never-ending love, support, patience and understanding that you gave me throughout this project. Last, but not the least, a special thank to God for giving me the opportunity, talent, determination and endurance to complete this project.