The impact of herbal remedies on adverse effects and quality of life in HIV-infected individuals on antiretroviral therapy

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 48-53

  Bepe, Nyasha ^a   Madanhi, Nathan ^a   Mudzviti, Tinashe ^a   Gavi, Samuel ^b   Maponga, Charles Chiedza ^a,c   Morse, Gene D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reactions; Antiretrovirals; Herbal therapies; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; LAMIVUDINE PLUS NEVIRAPINE PLUS STAVUDINE; STALANEV; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANOREXIA; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; DIARRHEA; DIZZINESS; DROWSINESS; FAMILY COUNSELING; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RASH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ZIMBABWE;

ADULT; AFRICA; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; FEMALE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 79751484409     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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