Reliability and validity of self-report CD4 counts in persons hospitalized with HIV disease

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 829-835

  Cunnmgham, William E ^a,b,d   Rana, Hanif M ^b   Shapiro, Martin F ^a   Hays, Ron D ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; CD4 T lymphocyte cell; HIV; Reliability; Self report surveys; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF DISCLOSURE;

EID: 0030865582     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(97)00061-9     Document Type: Article

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