Prevalence of HIV infection among hospital patients in North West Tanzania

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 87-93

  Kwesigabo, G ^a,e   Killewo, J Z J ^a   Sandstrom A ^b   Winani, S ^c   Mhalu, F S ^a   Biberfeld, G ^d   Wall, S ^b  

^a MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Bukoba Government Regional Hospital   (Tanzania)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^e Dept of Epidemiol/Biostatistics ^*  (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN MANIFESTATION; TANZANIA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGE FACTORS; CLIENTS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASES; EASTERN AFRICA; ENGLISH SPEAKING AFRICA; HEALTH; HEALTH FACILITIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS; MEASUREMENT; ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION; POPULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM ACTIVITIES; PROGRAMS; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH REPORT; TANZANIA; VIRAL DISEASES;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; TANZANIA; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0032930411     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540129948225     Document Type: Article

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