Managing HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Do providers follow national guidelines?

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

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 834-840

  Loo, Virginia S ^a,g   Diaz, T ^a   Gadelha, A M J ^b   Pereira Campos, D ^c,d   Pilloto, J H ^e   Starling Brandao Jr , P ^f   Grinsztejin, B ^c   Veloso Dos Santos, V G ^f  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c Funda??o Oswaldo Cruz   (Brazil)

^d Hospital Geral de Nova Iguacu   (Brazil)

^e Centro da Saude Dr Vasco Barcelos   (Brazil)

^f Rio de Janeiro State Hlth Dept   (Brazil)

^g MS E 04   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; CD4 ANTIGEN;

AMBULATORY CARE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSENSUS; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 4944262624     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120412331290121     Document Type: Review

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