Survival from HIV-1 seroconversion in Southern Africa: A retrospective cohort study in nearly 2000 gold-miners over 10 years of follow-up

AIDS

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 625-632

  Glynn, Judith R ^a   Sonnenberg, Pam ^a,b   Nelson, Gill ^c   Bester, Andre ^d   Shearer, Stuart ^d   Murray, Jill ^c,e  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^d GOLD FIELDS LIMITED   (South Africa)

^e NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adult mortality; Africa; Cohort; HIV; Seroconversion; Survival

Indexed keywords

GOLD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE DURATION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MINER; MORTALITY; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEROCONVERSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; GOLD; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINING; SOUTH AFRICA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33847222114     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e328017f857     Document Type: Article

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