HIV infection in elderly medical patients

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 144-147

  Mtei, L N ^a   Pallangyo, K P ^b  

^a Muhimbili Univ Coll of Hlth Sci ^*  (Tanzania)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TANZANIA;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TANZANIA;

EID: 0035541926     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/eamj.v78i3.9081     Document Type: Article

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