Characteristics of HIV-infected children seen in Western Kenya
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Characteristics of HIV-infected children seen in Western Kenya.
OBJECTIVES To describe the characteristics and outcomes of children registered for care in a large HIV care programme in Western Kenya. DESIGN A retrospective descriptive study. SETTING USAID-AMPATH HIV clinics in health centres; district and sub-district hospitals; Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Western Kenya. SUBJECTS HIV-infected children below age of 15 years seen in a network ...
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عنوان ژورنال: East African Medical Journal
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0012-835X
DOI: 10.4314/eamj.v86i8.54156