Treating HIV in resource-poor settings

JAMA

Volumn 288, Issue 13, 2002, Pages 1652-1653

  Singler, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG COST; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MORTALITY; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE; UNITED STATES; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 85047686599     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.288.13.1652-JMS1002-6-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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