Pediatric HIV therapy in armed conflict

AIDS

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1097-1098

  Kiboneka, Andrew ^a   Nyatia, Ricky J ^b   Nabiryo, Christine ^a   Olupot Olupot, Peter ^c   Anema, Aranka ^d   Cooper, Curtis ^e   Mills, Edward ^a,d,f  

^a TASO Headquarters   (Uganda)

^b TASO Gulu ^*  (Uganda)

^c Mbale Project   (Uganda)

^d BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE IN HIV AIDS   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^f ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE INHIBITOR;

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOLOGY; LETTER; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; UGANDA; WAR;

EID: 44449132019     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e32830163c0     Document Type: Letter

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