Treating HIV/AIDS patients until the end of life [1]

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 364-365

  Harding, Richard ^a   Gwyther, Liz ^b   Powell, Faith Mwangi ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c AFRICAN PALLIATIVE CARE ASSOCIATION   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; DATA BASE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LETTER; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANTI-HIV AGENTS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 33847250877     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e31802e1eac     Document Type: Letter

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