Diagnostic tests in HIV management: A review of clinical and laboratory strategies to monitor HIV-infected individuals in developing countries

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 2006, Pages

  Kimmel, April D ^a   Losina, Elena ^b   Freedberg, Kenneth A ^a   Goldie, Sue J ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFAVIRENZ; ZIDOVUDINE;

DEVELOPING WORLD; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH MONITORING; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LABORATORY METHOD; TESTING METHOD;

CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LABORATORY TEST; MONITORING; REVIEW;

ADULT; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 33746874780     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.05.021865     Document Type: Review

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