HIV-associated adult mortality in a rural Tanzanian population

AIDS

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 801-807

  Todd, James ^a,e   Balira, Rebecca ^b   Grosskurth, Heiner ^a,e   Mayaud, Philippe ^a,e   Mosha, Frank ^b   Ka Gina, Gina ^a   Klokke, Arnoud ^c   Gabone, Reverianus ^b   Gavyole, Awena ^d   Mabey, David ^e   Hayes, Richard ^e  

^a African Medical and Research Foundation Mwanza   (Tanzania)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

^c Bugando Medical Centre   (Tanzania)

^d Regional Medical Office   (Tanzania)

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

Author keywords

Adult; AIDA; Autopsy; Cohort studies; Epidemiology; HIV infections; Mortality; Natural history; Sub Saharan Africa; Tanzania; Verbal

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RASH; RURAL POPULATION; SYMPTOM; TANZANIA; THORAX PAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 8244264296     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002030-199706000-00013     Document Type: Article

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