The interplay between socio-demographic variables, nutritional and immune status of HIV-positive/AIDS patients

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 3592-3598

  Oguntibeju, O O ^a,b   Van Den Heever, W M J ^a   Van Schalkwyk, F E ^a  

^a CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b West Indies

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; Immune status; Interplay; Nutritional status; Socio demographic variables

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 36049019009     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.3592.3598     Document Type: Article

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