Measurement of quality of life of HIV individuals: Perspectives & future directions

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 282-284

  Casado, Angela ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; APPETITE; ASIA; CULTURAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICAL CARE; MENTAL DISEASE; MORALITY; NOTE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 30744451414     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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