Determinants of late-stage HIV disease at diagnosis in Singapore, 1996 to 2009

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 194-199

  Tey, Jeannie S H ^a   Ang, Li Wei ^a   Tay, Joanne ^a   Cutter, Jeffery L ^a   James, Lyn ^a   Chew, Suok Kai ^a   Goh, Kee Tai ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

Author keywords

AIDS defining illness; CD4 count; HAART

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL CARE; OCCUPATION; PROSTITUTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SINGAPORE;

EID: 84861868443     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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