Human immunodeficiency virus dementia patients in Africa: How many? Who cares? And where to from here?

Journal of NeuroVirology

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2005, Pages 30-33

  Birbeck, Gretchen L ^a,b,c  

^a Chikankata Health Services   (Zambia)

^b East Lansing   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS dementia; ART adherence; Cognitive impairment; Developing countries

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; EPIDEMIC; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SCREENING; TREATMENT FAILURE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AFRICA; AIDS DEMENTIA COMPLEX; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREVALENCE;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 33645061518     PISSN: 13550284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13550280500511790     Document Type: Review

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