No differences in quality of life between men and women undergoing HIV antiretroviral treatment. Impact of demographic, clinical and psychosocial factors

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

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 943-952

  Pérez, Isabel Ruiz ^a,b   Olry De Labry Lima, Antonio ^a,b   Del Castillo, Luis Sordo ^c   Baño, Jesús Rodríguez ^d   Ruz, Miguel Ángel López ^c   Del Arco Jimenez, Alfonso ^e  

^a ANDALUSIAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Spain)

^b CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LAS NIEVES   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN MACARENA   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL COSTA DEL SOL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gender; High activity antiretroviral therapy; HIV; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; CD4 ANTIGEN; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE INHIBITOR;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHADONE TREATMENT; MIXED INFECTION; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPAIN; TABLET; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MENTAL HEALTH; METHADONE; NARCOTICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 70450202577     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120802612840     Document Type: Article

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