Brazilian adolescents infected by HIV: Epidemiologic characteristics and adherence to treatment

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Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages 1273-1285

  Machado, Julia K C ^a   Sant'Anna, Maria J C ^a   Coates, Veronica ^a   Almeida, Flavia J ^a   Berezin, Eitan N ^a   Omar, Hatim A ^b  

^a Santa Casa de Sao Paulo School of Medicine   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; Adolescents; Epidemiology; HIV

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; BRAZIL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; BRAZIL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 73949093701     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1100/tsw.2009.136     Document Type: Article

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