Some effects of the rising case load of adult HIV-related disease on a hospital in Nairobi

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 234-240

  Gilks, Charles F ^a,b,c,d   Floyd, Katherine ^b   Otieno, Leaber S ^c   Adam, Adam M ^c   Bhatt, Shirikant M ^c   Warrell, David A ^d  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Health care; Health system; HIV AIDS case load; Impact

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; ARTICLE; CASE MIX; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KENYA; LOBAR PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROCONVERSION; TUBERCULOSIS;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 0032125534     PISSN: 10779450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199807010-00006     Document Type: Article

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