HIV infection among women admitted to the gynaecology service of a district hospital in South Africa

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 735-737

  Wilkinson, D ^b   Wilkinson, N F ^a   Connolly, C ^c  

^a Hlabisa Hospital   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Africa; Gynaecology; HIV infection

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ARTICLE; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASES; ENGLISH SPEAKING AFRICA; HEALTH; HEALTH FACILITIES; HIV INFECTIONS--WOMEN; HOSPITALS; INFECTIONS; MEASUREMENT; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCTIVE TRACT INFECTIONS; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH REPORT; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES--WOMEN; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; VIRAL DISEASES; WOMEN;

ADULT; FEMALE; HIV SEROPREVALENCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0032714523     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462991913439     Document Type: Article

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