Implementation and effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy in Greenland

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 56-59

  Lohse, Nicolai ^a,b   Ladefoged, Karin ^c   Obel, Niels ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c Dronning Ingrids Hospital   (Greenland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABACAVIR; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; ATAZANAVIR; EFAVIRENZ; LOPINAVIR; LOPINAVIR PLUS RITONAVIR; NEVIRAPINE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; RITONAVIR; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE INHIBITOR; SAQUINAVIR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DENMARK; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GREENLAND; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE;

EID: 38049092840     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1401.071117     Document Type: Article

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