A longitudinal quality-of-life study of HIV-infected persons in south India: The case for comprehensive clinical care and support services

AIDS Education and Prevention

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 104-112

  Solomon, Suniti ^a   Batavia, Ashita ^b   Venkatesh, Kartik K ^c   Brown, Lisanne ^d   Verma, Praneeta ^e   Cecelia, Anitha J ^a   Daly, Celine ^f   Mahendra, Vaishali S ^g   Kumarasamy, N ^a   Mayer, Kenneth H ^c  

^a YRG CARE   (India)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e AIDS Prevention and Control Society   (India)

^f FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^g POPULATION COUNCIL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; POVERTY AREAS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 65649100194     PISSN: 08999546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/aeap.2009.21.2.104     Document Type: Article

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