Autopsy study of HIV-1-positive and HIV-1-negative adult medical patients in Nairobi, Kenya

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 23-29

  Rana, F S ^a   Hawken, M P ^b,c   Mwachari, C ^b   Bhatt, S M ^a   Abdullah, F ^a   Ng'ang'a, L W ^b   Power, C ^d   Githui, W A ^b   Porter, J D H ^c   Lucas, S B ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^e ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AIDS; Autopsy; HIV 1; Mortality; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 12944251038     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200005010-00004     Document Type: Article

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