Adolescent HIV - Cause for concern in Southern Africa

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Gray, Glenda E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ADOLESCENT DISEASE; AFRICA; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; DEPRESSION; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SURVIVAL; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; ADOLESCENT; MALE; MORTALITY; NOTE;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA, SOUTHERN; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 77649086439     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000227     Document Type: Review

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