Cardiovascular autonomic dysfunction in Africans infected with human immunodeficiency virus

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 95, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 445-447

  Nzuobontane, Divine ^a   Ngu, Blackett Kathleen ^a   Christopher, Kuaban ^a  

^a St Catherine's Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; HAND GRIP; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY;

EID: 0036739440     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.95.9.445     Document Type: Article

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