The Demography, Clinical Manifestations and Natural History of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection in an Older Population in Singapore

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 731-735

  Lee, C C ^a   Leo, Y S ^a   Snodgrass, I ^a   Wong, S Y ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Age; AIDS; Elderly

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINGAPORE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGAPORE;

EID: 0031263690     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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