The presence of CD4 counts for the management of HIV patients in East Africa: A multicentred study

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 613-618

  Harding, Richard ^a   Simms, Victoria ^a   Penfold, Suzanne ^b   Downing, Julia ^c   Powell, Richard A ^d   Mwangi Powell, Faith ^e   Namisango, Eve ^c   Moreland, Scott ^f   Gikaara, Nancy ^c   Atieno, Mackuline ^c   Kataike, Jeniffer ^c   Nsubuga, Clare ^c   Munene, Grace ^c   Banga, Geoffrey ^c   Higginson, Irene J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c AFRICAN PALLIATIVE CARE ASSOCIATION   (Uganda)

^d HealthCare Chaplaincy   (United States)

^e OPEN SOCIETY FOUNDATIONS   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; CD4; HIV; patient records; policy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KENYA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84894068522     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2013.844765     Document Type: Article

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