Epidemiology and Clinical Profile of HIV/AIDS in Pakistan

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 144-148

  Baqi, Shehla ^a   Kayani, Naila ^b   Khan, Javaid A ^a  

^a Departments of Medicine   (Pakistan)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHRONIC DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PAKISTAN; PROSTITUTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TRAVEL;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; PAKISTAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TRAVEL;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 0032788842     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004947559902900307     Document Type: Article

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