The impact of retention in early HIV medical care on viro-immunological parameters and survival: A statewide study

AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 751-758

  Tripathi, Avnish ^a   Youmans, Eren ^a   Gibson, James J ^b   Duffus, Wayne A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Bureau of Disease Control   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MORTALITY; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VIRUS LOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOUTH CAROLINA; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; VIRAL LOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959837601     PISSN: 08892229     EISSN: 19318405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/aid.2010.0268     Document Type: Article

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