Profile of hospitalized HIV-infected persons in the highly active antiretroviral therapy era in barbados

Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 101-105

  Kumar, Alok ^b,c   Kilaru, Krishna R ^a   Sandiford, Shelly ^a   Forde, Sheila ^a  

^a Ministry of Health   (Barbados)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Barbados)

Author keywords

discharge diagnosis; HIV infected persons; hospitalization

Indexed keywords

BARBADOS; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; BARBADOS; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84864236388     PISSN: 15451097     EISSN: 15570886     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545109707300689     Document Type: Article

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