HIV/HCV Coinfection in Romania - Can we afford not to treat?

Journal of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 441-442

  Sultana, Camelia ^a,b   Erscoiu, Simona Manuela ^a,c   Ceausu, Emanoil ^a,c   Ruta, Simona ^a,b  

^a CAROL DAVILA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^b STEFAN S NICOLAU INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY   (Romania)

^c VICTOR BABES NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (Romania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE COURSE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEPATITIS C; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LETTER; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER TOXICITY; MIXED INFECTION; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; ROMANIA; SURVIVAL; VIRUS LOAD;

ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; COINFECTION; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 84875073946     PISSN: 18418724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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