Cardiovascular dysfunction in HIV-infected children in a sub-Saharan African country: Comparative cross-sectional observational study

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-11

  Okoromah, C A N ^a   Ojo, O O ^b   Ogunkunle, O O ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^b LAGOS UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cardiac dysfunction; Children; Cross sectional study; HIV AIDS; Lagos; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIGERIA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INFANT; MALE; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 84856396546     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmr009     Document Type: Article

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