Effect of free treatment and surveillance on HIV-infected persons who have tuberculosis, Taiwan, 1993-2006

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 332-334

  Tseng, Shu Hui ^a,b   Jiang, Donald Dah Shyong ^a   Hoi, Hao Seong ^a   Lo, Hsiu Yun ^a   Hwang, Kao Pin ^c  

^a CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 63849201559     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1502.081000     Document Type: Article

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