HIV, the brain, children, HAART and 'neuro-HAART': A complex mix

AIDS

Volumn 23, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 1909-1910

  Brew, Bruce J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Xavier Building Darlinghurst ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; HAART; HIV encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

BRAIN; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FOLLOW UP; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION;

AIDS DEMENTIA COMPLEX; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70249131533     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: 14735571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e32832ec4c6     Document Type: Note

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