Delay in introducing antiretroviral therapy in patients infected by HIV in Brazil, 2003-2006

Clinics

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 579-584

  Souza, Paulo Roberto Borges ^a   Szwarcwald, Celia Landmann ^a   Castilho, Euclides Ayres ^b  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

AIDS; Antiretroviral therapy; Brazil; HIV

Indexed keywords

EID: 36448971998     PISSN: 18075932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1807-59322007000500008     Document Type: Article

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