Late presentation of HIV infection among adults in New Zealand: 2005-2010

HIV Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 182-189

  Dickson, N P ^a   Mcallister, S ^a   Sharples, K ^a   Paul, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

CD4 cell count; HIV; Late presentation; New Zealand

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MAORI; NEW ZEALAND; PACIFIC ISLANDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; COHORT STUDIES; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84856561997     PISSN: 14642662     EISSN: 14681293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1293.2011.00959.x     Document Type: Article

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