Does asymptomatic mean without symptoms for those living with HIV infection?

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 322-328

  Willard, Suzanne ^a   Holzemer, William L ^b   Wantland, Dean J ^b   Cuca, Yvette P ^b   Kirksey, Kenn M ^c   Portillo, Carmen J ^b   Corless, Inge B ^d   Rivero Mendez, Marta ^e   Rosa, Maria E ^f   Nicholas, Patrice K ^g   Jane Hamilton, Mary ^h   Sefcik, Elizabeth ^h   Kemppainen, Jeanne ⁱ   Canaval, Gladys ^j   Robinson, Linda ^k   Moezzi, Shahnaz ^l   Human, Sarie ^m   Arudo, John ⁿ   Eller, Lucille Sanzero ^o   Bunch, Eli ^p   Dole, Pamela J ^q   Coleman, Christopher ^r   Nokes, Kathleen ^s   Reynolds, Nancy R ^t   Tsai, Yun Fang ^u   Maryland, Mary ^v   Voss, Joachim ^w   Lindgren, Teri ^b   more..

^a ELIZABETH GLASER PEDIATRIC AIDS FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SETON FAMILY OF HOSPITALS   (United States)

^d MGH INSTITUTE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^f UNIVERSIDAD DEL TURABO   (Puerto Rico)

^g BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^h TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY CORPUS CHRISTI   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^j UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE   (Colombia)

^k UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

ⁿ AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^o RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^p UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^q Village Diagnostic and Treatment Center   (United States)

^r UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^s CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^t YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^u CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^v UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^w UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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Author keywords

Asymptomatic; HIV infection; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; AMNESIA; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BLOATING; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CONCENTRATION LOSS; DEPRESSION; DIARRHEA; DISEASE COURSE; DYSPNEA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYALGIA; NIGHT SWEAT; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THIRST; WEAKNESS; XEROSTOMIA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449629540     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120802183511     Document Type: Article

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