Human immunodeficiency virus and endoscopy: Experience of a general hospital in Singapore

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 722-726

  Chong, Vui Heng ^a   Lim, Chee Chian ^b  

^a RIPAS HOSPITAL   (Brunei Darussalam)

^b TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

AIDS; Asian patients; Endoscopy; Human immunodeficiency virus

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; CHINESE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISINFECTION; ENDOSCOPY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SINGAPORE; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

ADULT; AGED; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DISINFECTION; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGAPORE;

EID: 19544362928     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2005.03793.x     Document Type: Review

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