CD4 validation for the World Health Organization classification and clinical staging of HIV/AIDS in a developing country

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 243-246

  Edathodu, Jameela ^a   Ali, Batool ^a   Alrajhi, Abdulrahman A ^a  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

CD4 count; HIV; Immunity; WHO staging

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SAUDI ARABIA; VALIDATION STUDY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; SAUDI ARABIA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 60849123130     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2007.12.017     Document Type: Article

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