Changes in body composition and other anthropometric measures of female subjects on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART): A pilot study in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine

Volumn , Issue 32, 2008, Pages 36-43

  Esposito, F M ^a,b   Coutsoudis, A ^b   Visser, J ^a   Kindra, G ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFAVIRENZ; LAMIVUDINE; NEVIRAPINE; STAVUDINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMPEDANCE; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PILOT STUDY; SOUTH AFRICA; TOTAL BODY WATER; VIRUS LOAD; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 59849092375     PISSN: 16089693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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