Impact of HIV infection on self-rated health in a high-prevalence population with low awareness of own HIV status

Norsk Epidemiologi

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 165-173

  Siziya, Seter ^a   Fylkesnes, Knut ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SELF CONCEPT; SURVIVAL; URBAN POPULATION; ZAMBIA;

EID: 32044456017     PISSN: 08032491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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