Quality of life evaluation in patients with HIV-I infection: The impact of traditional medicine in Zimbabwe

Central African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 208-213

  Sebit, M B ^a,b   Chandiwana, S K ^c   Latif, A S ^a   Gomo, E ^c   Acuda, S W ^a,b   Makoni, F ^c   Vushe, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b Blair Research Institute   (Zimbabwe)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN MEDICINE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZIMBABWE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0034252896     PISSN: 00089176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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