HIV testing and epidemiology in a hospital-based surgical cohort in Malawi

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2122-2128

  Haac, Bryce E ^a   Charles, Anthony G ^a,b   Matoga, Mitch ^b   Lacourse, Sylvia M ^c   Nonsa, Dominic ^d   Hosseinipour, Mina ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA PROJECT   (Malawi)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d LIGHTHOUSE TRUST   (Malawi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; MALAWI; MALE; MANDATORY TESTING; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURGERY; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALAWI; MALE; MANDATORY TESTING; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881186995     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-013-2096-4     Document Type: Article

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