Prevalence of HIV-associated ophthalmic disease among patients enrolling for antiretroviral treatment in India: A cross-sectional study

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages 158-

  Pathai, Sophia ^a   Deshpande, Alaka ^b   Gilbert, Clare ^a   Lawn, Stephen D ^a,c  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b SIR J J GROUP OF HOSPITALS   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE RECONSTITUTION INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME; INDIA; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; RELIABILITY; RETINITIS; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT INDICATION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; VITREORETINOPATHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449413618     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-158     Document Type: Article

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