Risk factors for delayed HIV diagnosis at the hospital of tropical diseases in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 802-805

  Nhac Vu, H T ^a   Giard, M ^b,c,d   Phong, N D ^a   Vanhems, P ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY AT HO CHI MINH CITY   (Viet Nam)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE DE BIOMÉTRIE ET BIOLOGIE EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^d EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

AIDS; Delayed diagnosis; HIV; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; COUNSELING; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GENDER; HIV TEST; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; TROPICAL DISEASE; VIET NAM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIETNAM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79551716136     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2010.010045     Document Type: Article

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