Outcome in a paediatric cohort receiving ART in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 100, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1164-1167

  Asfawesen, G Y ^a   Solomie, J ^a   Bisirat, T ^a   Berhanu, G M ^b   Mebratu, B ^a   Rahlenbeck, S ^a,c  

^a Alert Clinic   (Ethiopia)

^b Christian Children Fund Canada ^*  (Ethiopia)

^c ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Africa; Human immunodeficiency virus; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; EFAVIRENZ; LAMIVUDINE; NEVIRAPINE; STAVUDINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 79960081297     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2011.02243.x     Document Type: Article

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