The economic burden to families of HIV and HIV/tuberculosis coinfection in a subsidized HIV treatment program

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 627-631

  Sadoh, Wilson E ^a   Oviawe, Osa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Coinfection; HIV AIDS; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST OF ILLNESS; DRUG COST; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCOME; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERINFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; COST OF ILLNESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NIGERIA; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 34347332478     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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