Symptoms and quality of life of people living with HIV infection in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 54-59

  Marta, R M ^b   Portilo, Carmen ^b   Solymar, S B ^a   Wantland, Dean ^b   Holzemer, Wiliam L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

HIV aids; Quality of life; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUERTO RICO; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUERTO RICO; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 70350007000     PISSN: 07380658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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