Prevalence of HIV and disease outcomes on the medical and surgical wards at Kamuzu Central Hospital, Lilongwe, Malawi

Tropical Medicine and Health

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 163-170

  Kendig, Claire E ^a   McCulloch, Denise J ^a   Rosenberg, Nora E ^a   Samuel, Jonathan C ^b   Mabedi, Charles ^c   Shores, Carol G ^b   Hosseinipour, Mina C ^a,b   Matoga, Mitch ^a,d   Charles, Anthony G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA PROJECT   (Malawi)

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

^c Kamuzu Central Hospital   (United States)

^d KAMUZU CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Malawi)

Author keywords

HIV counseling and testing; Inpatient; Medicine; Sub Saharan Africa; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; HIV TEST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL WARD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890835545     PISSN: 13488945     EISSN: 13494147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2149/tmh.2013-12     Document Type: Article

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