Prevalence of anemia before and after initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy among HIV positive patients in Northwest Ethiopia: A retrospective study

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Tesfaye, Zelalem ^a   Enawgaw, Bamlaku ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Anemia; HAART; HIV

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; BLOOD; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84932113925     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-7-745     Document Type: Article

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