Correlation between total lymphocyte count, hemoglobin, hematocrit and CD4 count in HIV/AIDS patients

Acta Medica Iranica

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-4

  Alavi, S M ^a   Ahmadi, F ^a   Farhadi, M ^a  

^a AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Hematocrite; Hemoglobin; HIV AIDS; TL CD4count; Total lymphocyte count

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; IRAN; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRISON; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 62549124144     PISSN: 00446025     EISSN: 00446025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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