HIV/AIDS and food insecurity: Deadly syndemic or an opportunity for healthcare synergism in resource-limited settings of sub-Saharan Africa?

AIDS

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 115-117

  Reddi, Anand ^a   Powers, Matthew A ^a   Thyssen, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; AIDS; food insecurity; healthcare utilization; HIV; morbidity; resource limited settings; syndemic; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MALNUTRITION; NOTE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 82455212749     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: 14735571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e32834e14ac     Document Type: Note

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