The prevalence and burden of pain and other symptoms among South Africans attending HAART clinics

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 499-500

  Farrant, Lindsay ^a   Gwyther, Liz ^a   Dinat, Natalya ^c   Mmoledi, Keletso ^c   Hatta, Ntombi ^c   Harding, Richard ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOUTH AFRICA; SYMPTOM; VIRUS LOAD; ANALGESIA; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; ANXIETY; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IRRITABLE MOOD; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84865127533     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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