Zidovudine, didanosine, or both as the initial treatment for symptomatic HIV-infected children

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 336, Issue 24, 1997, Pages 1704-1712

  Englund, Janet A ^a   Baker, Carol J ^a   Raskino, Claire ^b   Mckinney, Ross E ^c   Petrie, Barbara ^d   Fowler, Mary Glenn ^e   Pearson, Deborah ^f   Gershon, Anne ^g   Mcsherry, George D ^h   Abrams, Elaine J ⁱ   Schliozberg, Jenny ^j   Sullivan, John L ^k   Behrman, Rachel ^l   Connor, James C ^m   Hetherington, Seth ⁿ   Lifschitz, Marta H ^a   McLaren, Colin ^o   Mendez, Herman ^p   Millison, Karen ^q   Moye, Jack ^r   Nozyce, Molly ^s   O'Donnell, Karen ^c   Purdue, Lynette ^e   Schoenfeld, David ^b   Scott, Gwendolynn ^t   Spector, Stephen A ^m   Wara, Diane W ^u   more..

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d FRONTIER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^g Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^h CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

ⁱ HARLEM HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^j ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^l CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

ⁿ GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

^o BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

^p SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^q ACTG Operations Office   (United States)

^r EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^s BRONX LEBANON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^t UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^u UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIDANOSINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD TOXICITY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISEASE COURSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIDANOSINE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HIV CORE PROTEIN P24; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZIDOVUDINE;

EID: 8244246438     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199706123362403     Document Type: Article

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