Falls in HIV-infected patients: A geriatric syndrome in a susceptible population

Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 266-269

  Ruiz, Marco Andres ^a   Reske, Tom ^a   Cefalu, Charles ^b   Estrada, John ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

elderly; falls; HIV

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; FALL RISK; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUSCEPTIBLE POPULATION; VIRUS LOAD;

ELDERLY; FALLS; HIV;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; COMORBIDITY; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POLYPHARMACY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84880404723     PISSN: 23259574     EISSN: 23259582     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2325957413488204     Document Type: Article

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