Clinical and epidemiologic trends in HIV/AIDS patients in a hospital setting of Yaoundé, Cameroon: A 6-year perspective

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 134-138

  Mbanya, Dora Ngum ^a,b   Zebaze, Roger ^a   Minkoulou, Etienne Magloire ^a   Binam, Fidele ^a,b   Koulla, Sinata ^a,b   Obounou, Akong ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b Hopital Central de Yaounde   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Clinical manifestations; Epidemiology; HIV AIDS; Hospital; Patients

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHENIA; CAMEROON; CANCER; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COUGHING; DIARRHEA; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FEVER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; INTERVIEW; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; OBSERVATION; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SYMPTOM; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0036079384     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1201-9712(02)90075-5     Document Type: Article

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