Survival after AIDS diagnosis in Tuscany (Italy), 1985-1992

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 125-132

  Barchielli, Alessandro ^a   Acciai, Serenella ^a   Lazzeri, Vera ^b   Buiatti, Eva ^a  

^a CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

^b Public Health Laboratory   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Surveillance; Survival

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; COHORT EFFECT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROGNOSIS; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031038882     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007323722805     Document Type: Article

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