Nutritional status and other baseline predictors of mortality among HIV-infected children initiating antiretroviral therapy in Tanzania

Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 172-179

  Mwiru, Ramadhani S ^a,b   Spiegelman, Donna ^a   Duggan, Christopher ^a,c   Seage, George R ^a   Semu, Helen ^d   Chalamilla, Guerino ^a,b   Kisenge, Rodrick ^e   Fawzi, Wafaie W ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT FOR HEALTH   (Tanzania)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Elderly and Children   (Tanzania)

^e MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

AIDS; children; HIV; mortality; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TANZANIA; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; HIV INFECTIONS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TANZANIA;

EID: 84925136825     PISSN: 23259574     EISSN: 23259582     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2325957413500852     Document Type: Article

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