Staging and haematological abnormalities of HIV-infected persons in the rural Free State Province of South Africa
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How to cite this article: Groenewald AJ, Van Wyk HJ, Van Zyl S, Van der Merwe LJ, Walsh CM. Staging and haematological abnormalities of HIV-infected persons in the rural Free State Province of South Africa. Afr J Prm Health Care Fam Med. 2011;3(1), Art. #222, 4 pages. doi:10.4102/phcfm.v3i1.222 Objectives: The objectives of this study were firstly to determine HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) prevalence in the rural Free State, secondly to classify the stages of HIV by utilising CD4 (cluster of differentiation 4) counts, and thirdly to measure differences in haematological abnormalities between HIV-uninfected and HIV-infected participants.
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تاریخ انتشار 2011