Impact of HIV/AIDS on mortality among the inpatients at Motebang Hospital, Lesotho

Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine

Volumn , Issue 16, 2004, Pages 33-37

  Mburu, Francis ^a   Naidoo, Sudeshni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GENDER; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPOTHESIS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LESOTHO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PRENATAL PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TIME;

EID: 6444229924     PISSN: 16089693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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