GB virus C infection and quality of life in HIV-positive patients

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 736-743

  Tillmann, H L ^a,b   Manns, M P ^a   Claes, C ^a   Heiken, H ^a   Schmidt, R E ^a   Stoll, M ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

ADULT; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FLAVIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; GB VIRUS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 4344645232     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120412331269576     Document Type: Article

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