Why should we care about palliative care for AIDS in the era of antiretroviral therapy?

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 2-3

  Selwyn, Peter A ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANOREXIA; DIARRHEA; DYSPNEA; EDITORIAL; FATIGUE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NAUSEA; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; VOMITING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 13544277359     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2004.011585     Document Type: Editorial

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