HIV-infected immigrants from non-European union countries and antiretroviral treatment: Comparison of epidemiologic, clinical, and therapeutic variables according to patient sex [3]

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 408-410

  Manfredi, Roberto ^a   Calza, Leonardo ^a   Chiodo, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

AFRICA; CLINICAL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; EUROPE; FEMALE; GENDER; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; LABORATORY; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STUDENT T TEST; THAILAND; UNITED STATES; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

EID: 0037825896     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200307010-00018     Document Type: Letter

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