Impacts of neglected tropical disease on incidence and progression of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria: Scientific links

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 42, Issue , 2016, Pages 54-57

  Simon, G G ^a  

^a MANAGEMENT SCIENCES FOR HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV; Integration; Malaria; Neglected tropical diseases; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; INCIDENCE; LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS; MALARIA; MIXED INFECTION; NONHUMAN; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SHORT SURVEY; TRACHOMA; TROPICAL DISEASE; TUBERCULOSIS; ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; COINFECTION; NEGLECTED DISEASES; POVERTY;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; COINFECTION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALARIA; NEGLECTED DISEASES; POVERTY; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84949921681     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2015.11.006     Document Type: Short Survey

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