HIV/AIDS treatment and health related quality of life: Importance of knowing patients' perspective

HIV and AIDS Review

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 26-27

  Syed, Imran Ahmed ^a   Sulaiman, Syed Azhar Syed ^a   Hassali, Mohammad Azmi ^a   Lee, Christopher K C ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b HOSPITAL SUNGAI BULOH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Health related quality of life; HIV AIDS; Patients' perspective

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; EXPECTATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84875701299     PISSN: 17301270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hivar.2013.02.003     Document Type: Article

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