Epidemiologic situation of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV/AIDS patients) in a private clinic in Tehran, Iran

Archives of Iranian Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 315-318

  Ramezani, Amitis ^a   Mohraz, Minoo ^b   Gachkar, Latif ^c  

^a PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF IRAN   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

HBV infection; HCV infection; HIV AIDS; Injection drug user; Sexual transmission

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIDS PATIENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG ABUSE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRISON; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUPERINFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 33751314604     PISSN: 10292977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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