Using verbal autopsy to assess the prevalence of HIV infection among deaths in the ART period in rural Uganda: A prospective cohort study, 2006-2008

Population Health Metrics

Volumn 9, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Mayanja, Billy N ^a   Baisley, Kathy ^b   Nalweyiso, Norah ^a   Kibengo, Freddie M ^a   Mugisha, Joseph O ^a   Van der Paal, Lieve ^a,c   Maher, Dermot ^a,b   Kaleebu, Pontiano ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c International Rescue Committee   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MORTALITY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RURAL AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; COHORT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; UGANDA; VERBAL AUTOPSY;

UGANDA;

EID: 79961123285     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14787954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-7954-9-36     Document Type: Article

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