Economic and quality of life outcomes of antiretroviral therapy for HIV/AIDS in developing countries: A systematic literature review

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

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1343-1356

  Beard, Jennifer ^a   Feeley, Frank ^a   Rosen, Sydney ^b,c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Antiretroviral therapy; Developing countries; HIV AIDS; Household wellbeing; Labor productivity; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COST OF ILLNESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; JOB PERFORMANCE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; WELLBEING; ADULT; ECONOMICS; EMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; PRODUCTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EFFICIENCY; EMOTIONS; HEALTH STATUS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 77649310250     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120902889926     Document Type: Article

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