The spectrum of symptoms among rural South Africans with HIV infection

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 12-23

  Shawn, Erin R ^a   Campbell, Laura ^b   Mnguni, Marilyn Buyisiwe ^b   Defilippi, Kathleen M ^b   Williams, Ann B ^c  

^a Chicago Family Health Center   (United States)

^b South Coast Hospice   (South Africa)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS symptoms; Pain; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644759704     PISSN: 10553290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jana.2005.09.002     Document Type: Article

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