Assessment of effectiveness of traditional herbal medicine in managing HIV/AIDS patients in South Africa

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 499-504

  Tshibangu, K C ^a,d   Worku, Z B ^b   De Jongh, M A ^a   Van Wyk, A E ^b   Mokwena, S O ^c   Peranovic, V ^d  

^a Pretoria Gynaecology Hospital   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c Based Community Care   (South Africa)

^d Pretoria Gynaecological Hospital   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOUTH AFRICA; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOUTH AFRICA; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 15844365173     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/eamj.v81i10.9231     Document Type: Article

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