Delayed first consultation after diagnosis of HIV infection in Cameroon

AIDS

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1015-1019

  MarcelIin, Fabienne ^a,b,c,g   Abé, Claude ^d,g   Loubière, Sandrine ^a,b,c,g   Boyer, Sylvie ^a,b,c,g   Jerome Blanche ^a,b,c,g   Koulla Shiro, Sinata ^e,g   Ongolo Zogo, Pierre ^f,g   Moatti, Jean Paul ^a,b,c,g   Spire, Bruno ^a,b,c,g   Carrieri, Maria Patrizia ^a,b,c,g  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c OBSERVATOIRE RÉGIONAL DE LA SANTÉ PROVENCE ALPES CÔTE D AZUR   (France)

^d Burundi   (Central African Republic)

^e Ministry of Public Health   (Laos)

^f Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire de Yaounde   (Cameroon)

^g EVAL Study Group   (France)

Author keywords

Africa; Delayed access to care; Scale up

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CAMEROON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67049156203     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: 14735571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e32832a5996     Document Type: Article

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