HIV-positive kidney transplants for HIV-positive individuals: Attitudes and concerns of South African patients and health care workers

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 96-98

  Gokool, Suzanne ^a   Fabian, June ^b   Venter, W D Francois ^c   MacPhail, Catherine ^c   Naicker, Saraladevi ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY GRAFT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 75849163517     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/samj.3652     Document Type: Article

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